IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH APRIL 2010 / 7TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13865 of 2010(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ BIGEESH VARGHESE, AGED 21 YEARS, S/O. VARGHESE, PERUMBANGUDI HOUSE, PALAMATTOM.P.O, CHARUPARA, KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM, SRI.NAVEEN THOMAS. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM - 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM KAKKANAD, COCHIN - 682 030. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTHAMANGALAM POLICE STATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO:13865 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th April, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of a vehicle that is detained by the second respondent. The allegation is that the vehicle was involved in transporting illicit river sand. It is contended that the continued detention of the vehicle in custody is causing a lot of hardship and loss to the petitioner. 2. The second respondent is conferred with necessary powers to grant interim custody of the vehicle to the petitioner. Therefore, it is up to the petitioner to move the said authority for the purpose. The petitioner is granted ten days time to submit an application to the second respondent for the purpose. If such an application is made within the time stipulated above, the second respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj 2 3