IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15669 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHAMMED MUSTAFA, S/O.UMMER, PALAKKAVALAPPIL HOUSE, NO.5/265, PUDUPPALLY P.O. B.P.ANGADI TOWER, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.MUHAMMED SALAHUDHEEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 15669 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 21st day of May, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext. P3 order passed by the District Collector under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001, whereby on a finding that the petitioner has unauthorisedly transported river sand in violation of the Act and Rules, the petitioner was directed to pay an amount of Rs. 1 lakh being the value of the vehicle involved, assessed by the Joint Regional Transport Officer to the River Management Fund. The petitioner contends that the finding that the petitioner has unauthorisedly transported river sand using the said vehicle is not correct and that the valuation fixed is excessive. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. From Ext. P3 order, I find that before the District Collector, the petitioner himself admitted that he unauthorizedly transported river sand. The petitioner has not stated in the writ petition that such a finding is not correct. That being so, the petitioner cannot now be heard to contend that the petitioner has not unauothorisedly transported river sand. As far as valuation is concerned, the valuation has been done by a Joint Regional Transport Officer, who is the competent officer to value transport vehicles. As such, I have no reason to believe that the valuation is in any way excessive. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.