IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2010 / 16TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 25640 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PRAKASAN K.M., AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. CHOYKUTTY, ULLADIVEETTIL, CHELANNOOR (P.O.), KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.NIDHI BALACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVANNUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BALUSSERY, KOSHIKODE. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI K.RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 25640 of 2008(B) A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF ORDER QUARRYING PERMIT. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE SECOND PETITIONER. \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.25640/2008-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the driver of a mini lorry bearing Registration No.KL-14-D-9673. It is the case of the petitioner that the third respondent seized the vehicle driven by the petitioner alleging illegal transport of sand on 06/06/2007. He was transporting sand from Mangalapuram to Kerala. He was asked to pay an amount of Rs.15,000/- for the release of the vehicle. Ext.P2 is the copy of the receipt for the payment of the said amount. Seeking for refund of the amount, as according to the petitioner the vehicle was detained illegally, he approached the second respondent by Ext.P3 in the matter. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 within a time frame. 2. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment and, the decision taken thereon will be communicated to the petitioner. The petitioner and other necessary parties, if W.P.(C). No.25640/2008 -:2:- any, will be heard by the second respondent before taking a decision as above. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms