IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2009 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34466 of 2009(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- DINESHAN.K, S/O.SANKARAN, AGED 50 YEARS, KUNNUMMAL HOUSE, THEYYAD, PONNANI.P.O, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. (OWNER OF KL-10-W-6371). BY ADV. MR.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. TAHSILDAR, PONNANI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHANGARAMKULAM POLICE STATION, CHANGARAMKULAM.P.O, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. THAVANUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O.AYANKALAM, PIN-679 594, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34466 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a goods vehicle bearing registration No. KL 10 W 6371. the said vehicle was seized by the second respondent on the allegation that it was used to transport river sand without a valid pass. After seizure, a report was submitted to the District Collector, Malappuram. The District Collector thereupon sent Ext.P2 letter dated 7.11.2009 directing the petitioner to be present for a hearing at 11 am on 19.11.2009. The petitioner appeared before the District Collector and submitted a written brief setting out his contentions. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that till date final orders have not been passed pursuant to the hearing held on 19.11.2009. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to pass final orders pursuant to the hearing held on 19.11.2009. He also seeks a direction to the respondents to release the vehicle to him. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits on instructions that pursuant to Ext.P2 notice, the petitioner appeared and was heard by the District Collector on 19.11.2009. Thereafter the W.P.(C) No. 34466/09 2 enquiry was adjourned in order to determine the genuineness of the pass produced by the petitioner and that the Secretary of the concerned Grama Panchayat was requested to appear. He submits that the District Collector thereafter considered the matter on 10.12.2009 and that final orders are awaited. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that the petitioner has already been heard, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to pass final orders in the proceedings initiated by him under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps