IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 5TH APRIL 2010 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11472 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SUMESHLAL, AGED 29 YEARS, S/O.SUDEVAN, VATTACHALIL VEEDU, OZHUKUPARA, POOTHAKKULAM CHERRY, POOTHAKKULAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.VENUGOPALAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PARIPPALLY POLICE STATION, KOLLAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER: SRI P NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.11472 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of a mini lorry bearing registration No.KL-7-AQ 1686. It is submitted that the vehicle has been seized by the first respondent on 20/03/2010 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. It is the contention of the petitioner that at the time of seizure of the mini lorry original pass issued by Panchayat was with the petitioner. This writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to release the vehicle. 2. If the petitioner moves an application for interim custody of the vehicle before the second respondent, there will be a direction to the second respondent District Collector to consider the application after verifying the documents produced by the petitioner. Orders regarding interim custody of the vehicle shall be passed within 7 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It will be open to the second respondent to impose such conditions as he deems fit if the vehicle is ordered to be released. WPC.No.11472/2010 : 2 : 3. There will be a further direction to the District Collector to pass final orders on the proceedings within a period of two months after hearing the petitioner and after assessing various materials produced by him. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) skj