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. 15719 of 2010(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SOLAMAN, S/O.JOHN, AGED 36 YEARS, PILLAPERUVANNA, MUTHUKAD II BLOCK, PERUVANNAMUZHI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SUDHEER, SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 2. FOREST RANGE OFFICER, PERUVANNAMUZHI. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH KUMAR, MR.M.P. PRAKASH, SPL. GOVT. PLEADER (FOREST). THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 15719 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's vehicle has been seized on allegation of commission of a forest offence. Confiscation proceedings under the Kerala Forest Act are pending. Petitioner seeks interim custody of the vehicle. Seeking that relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 petition before the 1st respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/