IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27431 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. C.K.SHANMUKHAN, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN NAIDU, CHOOLAKKAL HOUSE, THIRUVILWAMALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, WRONGLY MENTIONED AS S/O.KRISHNAN NAIR, POOLAKKAL HOUSE, IN EXT. P1 ORDER. 2. SUKUMARAN, S/O.KUNJUKUTTAN, POOLAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, MALESHAMANGALAM, THIRUVILWAMALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. SADANANDAN, S/O.MANIKYAN, NELLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, ERAVATHODI, P.O.KANIYARKODE, THIRUVILWAMALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. CHANDRAN, S/O.CHAMI, MANIYANGAT COLONY, P.O.KANIYARKODE, THIRUVILWAMALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.S.RAJENDRAN NAIR. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, O/O.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR MAIN P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, , PIN-680 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.27431 of 2010 (D) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T Ext.P1 series of orders are under challenge in this writ petition. 2. These are orders issued by the District Collector exercising his powers under the provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 confiscating the bullock carts belonging to the petitioners on having found that these were used for transportation of river sand. There is absolutely nothing to disbelieve the said factual findings. On the other hand, the averments in the writ petition itself suggest that the above findings are factually correct. In that view of the matter, there is no ground made out for interfering with the impugned orders in this proceedings. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg