IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2010 / 24TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1268 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SANOJ P.S., PAYYOOR HOUSE, T.V.PURAM P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN PANICKER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VAIKOM POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1268/2010-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 14th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the registered owner of a lorry bearing Registration No.KL-36-4363. On 10/01/2010, the first respondent seized the vehicle of the petitioner alleging illegal transportation of sand. 2. The petitioner has sought for a direction to the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicle, as per Ext.P2. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the application, this writ petition is filed. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. 4. The first respondent is conferred with the power to consider the release of the vehicle by way of an interim measure in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala [2009 (1) KLT 77), after assessing various materials and on such conditions which he deems fit to impose. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 with notice to the petitioner within a period of seven days from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. There will be a further direction to the first respondent to pass final orders within a period of two months from the date of W.P.(C). No.1268/2010 -:2:- receipt of a copy of this judgment with notice to the petitioner and after considering the pleas raised by him, on merits. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms