IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11136 of 2010(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- ABDUL MUTHLIB, S/O. KUNJUMON, AGED 30 YEARS, KADAPPURATHAKATH PURANU, PONNANI DESOM, PONNANI TALUK,PONNANI VILLAGE MALAPPURAM DISTRICT(AGREEMENT HOLDER OF MINI LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO. KL-17-C-5740) BY ADV. MR.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PONNANI POLICE STATION, MALAPPURM DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.11136/2010-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the agreement owner of a 2005 model mini lorry bearing registration No.KL-17-C-5740. On 23/03/2010, the said vehicle was intercepted by the Sub Inspector of Police and was seized alleging illicit transportation of river sand. It is the case of the petitioner that the said vehicle was used for transportation of sand with a valid permit. 2. The petitioner made a request to the second respondent for interim custody of the vehicle in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala [2009 (1) KLT 77). Ext.P1 is the copy of the said request. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the said application, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 4. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P1 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 and, on such terms and conditions which he deems fit to impose. The matter will W.P.(C). No.11136/2010 -:2:- be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the second 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 the registered owner 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.) ms