WP(C) 5201/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Heard Mr. S. Muktar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. J. Handique, lea rned counsel, who appears for all the respondents. The case of the petitioner is that he is the owner of a vehicle bearing registr ation No. AS-01-DC-2254. The said vehicle was seized by the Hajo Police Station on 20.7.2011 alongwith 60 bags of rice. In this connection, Hajo P.S. Case No. 1 96/2011 has been registered. The seized vehicle is presently lying in the compou nd of the Hajo Police Station. The petitioner had moved before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hajo for custody of the said vehicle. The learned Magistrate, vide order dated 10.8. 2011 held that he had no jurisdiction in the matter and that the competent autho rity is the District Collector. The petitioner thereafter made a prayer before t he District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Rural) on 3.9.2011 for rele ase of the seized vehicle. The grievance of the petitioner is that no decision h as been taken by the District Magistrate till date. On the other hand, the said vehicle has been exposed to the elements and the petitioner apprehends that dama ge will be caused to the said vehicle, if an earlier decision is not taken for r elease of the vehicle. Considering the limited grievance of the petitioner, this matter is disposed of by directing the District Collector, Kamrup (Rural) to decide the petition state d to have been filed by the petitioner on 3.9.2011. The petitioner shall obtain a certified copy of this order and appear before the District Collector on 29.11.2011 and the learned District Collector shall d ecide the matter within a period of 15 days from the date of appearance of the p etitioner. This disposes of the writ petition.