{"id":87317,"date":"2008-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-lukose-panicker-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-10-november-2008"},"modified":"2014-04-26T00:38:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T19:08:28","slug":"c-lukose-panicker-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-10-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-lukose-panicker-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-10-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"C.Lukose Panicker vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 10 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">C.Lukose Panicker vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 10 November, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 32143 of 2006(B)\n\n\n1. C.LUKOSE PANICKER, AGED 47 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM.\n\n3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.RAJENDRAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :10\/11\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                           KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n                 ----------------------------------------------\n                      W.P.(C) No.32143 of 2006\n                 ----------------------------------------------\n                     Dated 10th November, 2008.\n                             J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                    The issue pertains to the proceedings initiated by the<\/p>\n<p>District Collector in the matter of alleged unauthorised transportation<\/p>\n<p>of river sand. It is seen that the District Collector has imposed fine on<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner. In view of the bench decision of this court in Sanjayan<\/p>\n<p>v. Tahsildar (2007(4) KLT 597), the District Collector cannot impose a<\/p>\n<p>fine on the owner of a vehicle, under the provisions of the Protection of<\/p>\n<p>River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001(Kerala). The<\/p>\n<p>District Collector is authorised only to confiscate the vehicle .     The<\/p>\n<p>power of imposition of fine rests only with the court. Of course, the<\/p>\n<p>District Collector is also authorised to compound the offence. But the<\/p>\n<p>question of compounding arises only if the parties are willing to<\/p>\n<p>compound the offence. Accordingly, the impugned order is quashed.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a direction to the District Collector to pass fresh orders in<\/p>\n<p>accordance with law in the matter after affording an opportunity for<\/p>\n<p>hearing to the petitioner, within four months from the date of<\/p>\n<p>receipt\/production of a copy of the judgment.<\/p>\n<p>             The writ petition is disposed of as above.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                               KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>                KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>           W.P.(C) No.32143 of 2006\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                  J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>          Dated 10th November, 2008.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court C.Lukose Panicker vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 10 November, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 32143 of 2006(B) 1. C.LUKOSE PANICKER, AGED 47 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. 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