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. 11356 of 2010(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- JOHNY & CO.,KANDASAMKADAVU,TRICHUR REP BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY,MEJO,AGED 31 YEARS, S/O.JOHNY,THONATH,THRISSUR. BY MR.K.A.MANZOOR ALI, ADVOCATE. MR.K.S.HARIHARAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,THRISSUR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,ANTHIKKAD POLICE STATION,ANTHIKKAD. BY MR.P. NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11356 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a Torus Lorry bearing registration No.KL-8 AP 1615. It is submitted that the above vehicle was seized by the 3rd respondent on 26.03.2010 alleging illegal transportation of sand. 2. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to release the Lorry bearing registration No.KL-8 AP 1615 to the petitioner forthwith. If the petitioner moves the 2nd respondent District Collector with an application to release the vehicle by way of interim custody, the same will be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed 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 as he deems fit to impose. The matter will be considered in accordance with law. There will be a W.P.(C) No.11356/2010 2 further direction to the 2nd 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 after considering the pleas raised by the petitioner, on merits. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp