IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9505 of 2010(K) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- HYDRALI, S/O.HASSAN,KALLUNGAL HOUSE, P.O.MUNDERI,EDAKKARA AMSOM DESOM, NILAMBUR TALUK,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.U.K.DEVIDAS, MR.S.BIJILAL RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POTHUKALLU POLICE STATION,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.9505 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a Tipper Lorry bearing registration No.KL-10/AC-9837. It is submitted that the above vehicle was seized by the 2nd respondent on 12.03.2010 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. The petitioner contends that the vehicle was not carrying any river sand. 2. It is stated that the petitioner approached the 1st respondent for interim custody of the vehicle. But, the said request was declined by the 1st respondent. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the 1st respondent to release the vehicle. If the petitioner moves the 1st respondent with an application to release the vehicle by way of interim custody, the same will be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed 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 W.P.(C) No.9505/2010 2 laid down by this Court in various decisions and on such terms and conditions as he deems fit to impose. The matter will be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the 1st 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. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp