IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH DECEMBER 2009 / 9TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37717 of 2009(H) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SURESHKUMAR.C.S, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. CHELLAPPA NADAR, CHANDRAVILASOM BUNGLOW, PAYATTUVILA.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.P.VIJAYA BHANU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, DIVISION OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= W.P.(C) No. 37717 of 2009 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Dated this the 30th day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner is the registered owner of vehicle bearing registration No.KL-19-1323. The said vehicle has been seized on allegation of commission of Abkari offence and Crime No.258 of 2009 of Neyyar Dam Police Station has been registered under sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. According to the petitioner, he is not an accused in the crime. He seeks interim custody of the vehicle, pending further proceedings. Seeking the above relief, he filed Ext.P1 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 expeditiously. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents also. 3. I am of the opinion that now that the petitioner has submitted Ext.P1, the 1st respondent shall give a reply on Et.P1 to the petitioner. Accordingly, I direct the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 representation filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within one week from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. I W.P.(C) No. 37717/09 2 make it clear that I have not considered the eligibility of the petitioner for the relief prayed for in Ext.P1 and it is entirely for the 1st respondent to consider the same, in accordance with law. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. Mn.