WP(C) 5544/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE HN SARMA Heard Mr. PN Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Phukan, lear ned Jr. State counsel appearing for the official respondents. The subject matter of challenge in this writ petition is the inaction of the respondent authorities more particularly, respondent No.4 in not giving Jim ma of the truck in question of the petitioner which is illegally detained by the forest authority. The truck of the petitioner was detained by the respondent au thorities, more particularly respondent Nos. 4,5 and 6 on 11.11.09 and since the n in their custody. It is contended that petitioner being the registered owner of the vehicl e, has filed application before the respondent No.4 praying for release of the t ruck in his favour but no order to that effect has yet been passed. Accordingly, after hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on perusal of the materia ls available on record and considering the subject matter of dispute, this wri t petition stands disposed of with the direction that the respondent authorities , more particularly, respondent No.4 shall consider the application filed by the petitioner on 23.11.09 to the effect that whether the petitioner is the registe red owner of the truck in question or not. The authority shall pass the approp riate order considering the fact that if the detained vehicle is unused for long period, there is every possibility of deterioration of the same and it causes l oss to the owner of the vehicle. The said order shall be passed within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of this order. This disposes of the writ petition.