IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2010 / 11TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20722 of 2010(M) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- P.U.RAVI, PERINGATTUMUGAL HOUSE, VADAKODE P.O., KANGARAPPADY, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.ABDUL JALEEL.A RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VAZHAKALA VILLAGE OFFICE, KANAYANNUR TALUK. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRIKAKARA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 20722 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's vehicle has been seized on allegations of using the vehicle for violation of the provisions of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008. Petitioner seeks interim custody of the vehicle as well as a direction to the District Collector to pass final orders pursuant to seizure. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. After hearing both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent-District Collector to pass final orders pursuant to the seizure, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/