IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15585 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHANDAS T., AGED 45, S/O.KRISHNAN, THIRUTHIYIL HOUSE, KARAD P.O., VAZHAYUR VILLAGE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.ASOKAN SRI.DEVAPRASANTH.P.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SECRETARY, VAZHAYUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KARAD PARAMBA P.O., MALAPPURAM. 2. CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT EXPERT COMMITTEE (DISTRICT COLLECTOR) MALAPPURAM OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, UP HILL, MALAPPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.15585/2010-W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of vehicle No.KL-11-X-8140 Nissan Tipper Lorry which was engaged in the transportation of sand from Arodikadavu within the first respondent- Panchayat. There is a system maintained by the Panchayat with regard to the registration of vehicles involved in transportation of sand. After selling the above vehicle, the petitioner purchased a new vehicle and registered it as KL-11-AE-3598 and informed the Panchayat about the purchase of the vehicle and changes were made in the application for registration. 2. Ext.P2 minutes shows that the Panchayat took a decision that the registration will be given only to those vehicles which were purchased on or before 31/08/2009 and priority of registration will be given to the residents of the Panchayat. The petitioner contends that the same is illegal. The petitioner has already filed an appeal before the second respondent as per Ext.P6. Ext.P7 is the receipt acknowledging the filing of the appeal. It is pointed out that in the light of the urgency of the issue, the appeal has to be disposed of within a time frame and, going by the provisions, namely, Section 30(2) of the Kerala Protection W.P.(C). No.15585/2010 -:2:- of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, the appeal has to be disposed of within thirty (30) days. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6 appeal after hearing the petitioner and the first respondent within a period of one month. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms