IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2010 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10642 of 2010(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, CHERUTHITTA VEEDU MYNAGAPALLY NORTH P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV.MR.V.PREMCHAND RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SASTHAMCOTTA. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 10642 of 2010-E - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a lorry bearing registration No.KL7 H 3335. Exts.P1 and P2 are the agreement of sale and R.C. Book respectively. It is the case of the petitioner that on 3.11.2009 the said vehicle was taken into custody by the second respondent Sub Inspector of Police alleging illegal transportation of river sand. Ext.P3 is the true copy of the F.I.R. Immediately thereafter, the petitioner filed an application before the first respondent praying for release of the vehicle on payment of fine. It is submitted that nothing was done in the matter. Thereafter on 14.12.2009 a hearing was conducted in the office of the first respondent, without notice to the petitioner and on enquiry the petitioner came to understand that the papers have been forwarded to the R.T.O., Kollam for determining the value of the vehicle. It is the case of the petitioner that till date nothing has been done in the matter. Ext.P5 is the petition submitted before the first respondent praying for release of the vehicle on imposing fine. The same is dated 25.1.2010. This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the first respondent to dispose of Ext.P5 wpc10642 /2010 2 application and also for release of the vehicle. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 within a period of seven days from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, in the light of the well settled principles laid down by this Court in various decisions including Subramanyan v. State of Kerala (2009 (2) KLT 77) and on such terms and conditions. The matter will be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the first respondent to pass final orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with notice to the petitioner and after considering the pleas raised by the petitioner, on merits. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/