IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2009 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1931 WA.No. 566 of 2009 -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.4277/2009 Dated 25/02/2009 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: --------------------------- V.C.PRAVEEN, VAZHOOR HOUSE, P.O.VALAPAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MANOMOHANAN RESPONDENT/RESONDENTS: -------------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PONNANI POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 566 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this, the 23rd day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. The seizure of the lorry under Section 17(1) of the Kerala Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 and later ordered for its release on remittance of Rs.1,50,000/- was challenged by the petitioner/appellant. The learned Single Judge considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, though held that there was illegal transport of river sand by the using of the vehicle, in the circumstances that there is no previous incident, so far as the vehicle is concerned, reduced the amount of Rs.1,50,000/- to Rs.75,000/-(Rupees seventy thousand only) as ordered in Ext.P8. Admittedly, there was no valid pass at the relevant WA No. 566/09 -:2:- point of time and as such as the learned Single Judge has considered the case appropriately and even sympathetically, we do not find any merit in the appeal and hence dismissed. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. Kurian Joseph, Judge. ttb