IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2010 / 30TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1904 of 2010(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHAMEER BABU K.U., S/O. UDUMAN HAJI, AGED 29 YEARS, KAKKADATH HOUSE, P.O.PALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. (RC OWNER OF KL-07/C 7324). BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THRISSUR. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, WADAKKANCHERY POLICE STATION, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY G.P. SHRI P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1904 of 2010-K - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner and possessor of Mini lorry bearing registration No.KL-07-C-7324. It is the case of the petitioner that the said vehicle was used by the petitioner for carriage of goods including building materials like cement, river sand and bricks, etc. 2. On 3.11.2009 the second respondent seized the petitioner's vehicle alleging illegal transportation of river sand. The petitioner submitted that the transportation was done on the basis of valid pass issued by the authority concerned. It is further submitted that even though the petitioner requested the second respondent to release the vehicle, he refused the said request. Therefore, the petitioner made a request to the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicle in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanyan v. State of Kerala (2009 (1) KLT 77). Ext.P2 is the said request. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision wpc 1904/2010 2 on Ext.P2 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. The matter will be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the first 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. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/