IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2011 / 20TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18674 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SASI KUMAR K.P., S/O,.PARANGODAN, AGED 33 YEARS, KARUVATH HOUSE, VARAVOOR P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT-680585 (RC OWNER OF KL-18/2741). BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THRISSUR-3. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE/RDO, OFFICE OF RDO, THRISSUR-3. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, WADAKANCHERY POLICE STATION, WADAKANCHERY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT-680571. GP SMT. RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 18674 of 2011 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN K- DIS/B3-14016/10 DATED 30.12.10 EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 17.6.11 IN B- 35824/11 EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 30.6.11 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 30.6.11 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT (True Copy) P.A. To Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).18674/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 11th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is the owner of a Mini lorry bearing registration No.KL-18/2741. Proceedings were initiated against him under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001, which culminated in Ext.P2 order of the Sub Divisional Magistrate. Petitioner filed Ext.P3 revision against Ext.P2, under Section 23 of the Act. Ext.P3 is pending consideration before the first respondent. According to the petitioner Ext.P4 application is also made before the revisional authority, the District Collector, seeking interim custody of the vehicle; but orders are yet to be passed thereon. It is in these circumstances this writ petition is filed. 2. Ext.P3 Revision is a statutory one which the first respondent is bound to consider. Therefore I dispose of this writ petition directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 Revision filed by the petitioner. This the first respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. W.P.(C).18674/11 2 It will also be open to the petitioner to seek orders on Ext.P4, the application made by him for interim custody of the vehicle, by producing a copy of this judgment along with the copy of the writ petition, before the first respondent. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs