The court dismissed a writ petition challenging orders passed under the Kerala Protection of River Banks Act, 2001. It held that the District Collector could impose a fine and release the vehicle on payment of its value as per Rule 27(3) of the relevant Rules, finding no infirmity in the impugned order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN
TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/20TH SRAVANA, 1937
WP(C).No. 7519 of 2010 (L)
PETITIONER:
SAJU SEBASTIAN, S/O.SEBASTIAN, AGED 34, ETTUMANOORKARAN VEEDU, THOTTUMUKKAM P.O. VIA AREEKODE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.SRINATH GIRISH SRI.E.NARAYANAN
RESPONDENT:
THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE.
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MANOJ P. KUNJACHAN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 7519 of 2010 (L)
APPENDIX
PETITIONERS EXHIBITS
RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS
NIL
//TRUE COPY//
P.A. TO JUDGE
JJJ
K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.
W.P.(C) No. 7519 of 2010 (L)
Dated this the 11th day of August, 2015
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner is aggrieved with Exts.P1 and P2 orders.
Ext.P1 was an order passed in pursuance of the seizure of
the vehicle under the Kerala Protection of River Banks & Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001.
W.P.(C) No. 7519/2010
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“(3) The vehicle may be returned if the owner of the vehicle or the possessor remits an amount towards River Management Fund equal to the price fixed by the District Collector with fine within seven days of seizure.”
Writ petition would stand dismissed.
Sd/-
K.VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE
jjj
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the District Collector could impose a fine along with the price of the vehicle under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
SAJU SEBASTIAN
THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE
K. VINOD CHANDRAN
As recorded by the court registry
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