IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2011 / 24TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38782 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- E.K.MOHAMMED KUNHI, S/O.MOIDEEN KUNHI, 'AL-AMEEN MANZIL', PUTHIGE, POST PUTHIGE, KASARAGOD - 671 121. BY ADV. SRI.A.K.ABDUL AZEEZ RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT - 671 121. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUMBALA, KASARAGOD - 671 121. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 38782 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 14th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a transporting agent and owner of pick up vans engaged in transportation of river sand from Puthige and Angadimogaru rivers. His case is that, on account of the summer, water level has gone down in the river and that for loading sand, it is necessary to take the vehicles into the river. It is stated that, otherwise, it is not possible to load the river sand. Therefore, seeking permission of the District Collector for taking the vehicles into the river bed, he has filed Ext.P1 application and has approached this Court for the said relief. 2. The request of the petitioner made in Ext.P1 is plainly against the provisions of Section 12(6) of Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001, which provides that, vehicle for loading sand shall be parked at a distance of atleast 25 meters from the river bank, and that no vehicle shall be brought to the river bank for loading. 3. If that be so, the request of the petitioner is WPC No. 38782/10 :2 : impermissible, and therefore, this Court will not be justified in directing its consideration. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp