IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2010 / 2ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38574 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ABDULSALAM C.M. PULKANDIYIL HOUSE, CHEEKODE P.O., CHERUVAYOOR VIA. MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN SHRI M.SALIM SHRI R.SRINATH VIPIN VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM - 676 505 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA MALAPPURAM 676 505 3. THE TAHSILDAR ERNAD TALUK, MANJERI MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 676 505. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.38574/2010-V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges the steps taken under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 for allegedly carrying river sand. The vehicle has already been seized as seen from Ext.P4 mahazar. The petitioner seeks interim release of the vehicle on appropriate conditions. 2. The petitioner may move the Revenue Divisional Officer, namely, the second respondent herein who will consider the application in terms of the directions issued by the Full Bench of this Court in Shan v. State of Kerala and others [2010 (3) KLT 413]. A decision shall be taken within two weeks from the date of receipt of the application. The petitioner will produce a copy of this Judgment and a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE