IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2010 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37111 of 2010(L) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- SAIFUDHEEN, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.ABDULLAH, THEKKUPURATHU PUTHENVEETTIL, MANNANCHERRY P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT – 688 434. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ALAPPUZHA – 688 434. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSHKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ ANTONY DOMINIC, J -------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No. 37111 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Ext.P6, an order passed by the 1st respondent exercising his powers under the Kerala Protection of River Banks & Regulation of Removal of Sand Act 2001. By this order, on the basis, the petitioner admitted his guilty, petitioner is ordered to remit Rs.1,78,000/- being the value of the vehicle. Although, it is a case of the petitioner that he did not admitting his guilty as stated in Ext.P6 and that order is illegal for other reasons. 2. Having regard to the fact that the Act is provided for revisional remedy of the petitioner before the District Collector, I do not think that it is necessary for this Court to entertain the writ petition or examination in the challenge against Ext.P6. Therefore, leaving it open to the petitioner, pursue the revisional remedy before the 2nd respondent, I dispose of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE dmb