IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 550 of 2010(P) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- ABDUL BASHEER, S/O.ABU, NELLISSERY HOUSE, PUZHAKKATTIRI AMSOM, DESOM, PERINTHALMANNA TALUK. BY ADVS. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI, MR.R.SREEHARI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERINTHALMANNA POLICE STATION. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 550 of 2010-P - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the agreement owner of an open Tata sumo vehicle bearing registration No.TM 25E 4672. It is the case of the petitioner that the second respondent has intercepted the above vehicle on 31.12.2009 alleging that the said vehicle was used for illicit transportation of river sand. The second respondent thereafter forwarded the matter to the first respondent with all the documents for adjudication under the provisions of Kerala Protection of River Banks (Regulation of Removal of Sand) Act. Therefore, the petitioner filed Ext.P3 application before the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicle. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the application, this writ petition is filed. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 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 wpc 550/2010 2 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/