IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5932 of 2010(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- AJEESH V.S., AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.SUBRAMANIAN, VEERAMTHAZHATHU HOUSE, KATTIKUNNU, CHEMPU P.O., CHEMPU VILLAGE, VAIKOM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686615. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.PRAKASAN SRI.S.RUSSEL SRI.V.R.ARUN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, DISTRICT COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682030. 2. THE C.I. OF POLICE, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682301. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, VAIKOM TALUK, VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 141. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.5932 of 2010 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is seeking for a direction to the first respondent to pass final orders on the proceedings initiated under Act 18 of 2001 namely Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 200. The petitioner's vehicle bearing registration No.KL-39-2908 was seized by the C.I. of Police, Tripunithura on 27/1/2010 at Puthenkavu Junction, Manakunnam Village, Ernakulam District. According to the petitioner he is not guilty of the offence charged against him and he was transporting sand from Kattikunnu, which has been purchased by one Sunilkumar in an auction conducted by the third respondent. Ext.P2 a copy of the proceedings of the Tahsildar, Vaikom is produced to support the above plea. Further it is contented that the said sand was allowed to be transported in the petitioner's vehicle. 2. Seeking for a direction to complete the proceedings he has filed Ext.P4 representation before the District Collector. W.P.(C)No.5932 of 2010 2 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on the proceedings initiated against the petitioner within a period of six weeks after verifying the materials produced by the petitioner and with notice to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj