IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2010 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 33264 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KANNAN, S/O. RAMANIYAMMA, AGED 32 YEARS, KARINGODATHU HOUSE, THONNALLOR.P.O, PANDALAM, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAKIR.K.H. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDALAM POLICE STATION. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ADOOR. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ADOOR. 5. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC.33262/09 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER'S VEHICLE. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 7.8.2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD SIGNED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P2. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NUMBER C3-30852/09 DATED 19.10.2009 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE BEARING NO.B3-5703/09 DATED 14.1.2010 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.33264 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges the action taken under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. Though this Court had earlier issued certain interim orders, even as of now, the petitioner is unable to take interim custody of the vehicle since, according to him, he is not in a position with sufficient fund to make deposit as required by the District Collector. Learned counsel, therefore, requests that the matter may be considered and disposed of by the District Collector even out of turn. With a fairly long list of cases of similar nature before the District Collector, all that is to be done is for the petitioner to seek indulgence of the District Collector to expedite the matter. Without prejudice to that, this writ petition is closed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.26/05.