IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2010 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 14551 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.K.SANTHOSH, PUTHENPURACKAL, EIGHT MILE, CHAKKUPALLAOM, UDUMBANCHOLA TLUK, NOW RESIDING AT PUTHANPURACKAL, PULAYANNULAR POST, PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI SRI.JOSEPH T.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE THAHSILDAR, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALA POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. SASIDHARAN, VELLARINGADU, KAVIKUNNU STREET, PALA.P.O., PALA, KOTTAYAM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 14551 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 24th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's tipper lorry was seized on 11.12.2009 on allegation of violation of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, by unauthorizedly filling up paddy land, as per Ext.P4 mahazar. Interim custody of the vehicle was given to the petitioner unconditionally. The petitioner submits that later on, the District Collector seized the vehicle again. The matter was posted for hearing 10.3.2010 on which date the petitioner was heard also. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that no final orders are being passed in the matter. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent-District Collector to pass final orders in the matter as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge