IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN MONDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 20TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2703 of 2009(V) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- R.PRASAD, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. RAGHAVAN, PUTHENPURACKAL HOUSE, ERUMAKUZHY P.O., NOORANAD. BY ADV. MR.RASHEED C.NOORANAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 5. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. Koshy,Ag.C.J. & P. Bhavadasan, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2703 of 2009 V ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of February, 2009 Judgment Koshy, Ag.C.J. This is a petition alleging police harassment. It is the contention of the petitioner that petitioner's vehicle was seized many times. According to the petitioner, he has purchased ordinary sand from Tamilnadu. These matters are to be looked into by the authorities as provided under the Statutes. If District Collector took action in seizing the vehicles alleging illegal sand mining and transporting and entrusting the vehicle to the police station, it cannot be stated that it is a police harassment. Petitioner has to take remedy as provided under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. Therefore, we dismiss the petition. J.B.Koshy Acting Chief Justice P. Bhavadasan Judge vaa