IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3675 of 2011(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- DR.BIJU RAMESH, S/O.RAMESAN, RAJADHANI CONSTRUCTIONS COMPANY, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.S.REGHUNATH RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (REVENUE), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAZHAKKUTTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695024. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 3675 of 2011 H ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 4th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the registered owner of a tipper lorry bearing registration No.KL-01AU-5412. On the allegation that the vehicle was used for the transportation of river sand, the lorry was seized by the fourth respondent on 17-07-2010. Case of the petitioner is that the lorry was not involved in transportation of river sand and that on the other hand, the lorry was transporting waste earth taken from the construction site of the petitioner himself. 2. Be that as it may, petitioner made an application dated 20-07-2010 to the second respondent and on that basis, he has been given interim custody of the vehicle. Since then, there has not been any progress in the matter and it is therefore that the petitioner has approached this Court, praying for a direction to the respondents to complete the proceedings in accordance with the provisions of the Kerala W.P.(C) No.3675/2011 : 2 : Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. 3. Admittedly, the proceedings against the vehicle are under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. If that be so, the proceedings are to be concluded by the third respondent, complying with the provisions of the Act. This, the third respondent shall do, with notice to the petitioner and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within eight weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge