IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2010 / 21ST JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18187 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAYLAL,AGED 39 YEARS,S/O.AYYAPPAN, VATTATHARA HOUSE,THRIPPUNITHURA VILLAGE, POONITHURA DESOM,KANAYANOOR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SIRAJ KAROLY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION,KAKKANAD,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRIPUNITHURA HILL PALACE POLICE STATION, THRIPUNITHURA.P.O,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE GEOLOGIST ERNAKULAM,DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, CIVIL STATION,KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM DSTRICT. BY G.P.SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.18187 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's vehicle has been seized on allegations of illegal transportation of river sand. According to the petitioner, the sand transported by him is not river sand but only ordinary sand for which he has appropriate pass. The petitioner submits that there was absolutely no reason for seizure of the vehicle at all. Therefore, the petitioner seeks interim custody of the vehicle for which the petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 application before the first respondent – District Collector. The petitioner seeks a direction to the District Collector to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 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 first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any W.P.(c)No.18187/10 2 rate, within a period of two weeks 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 acd W.P.(c)No.18187/10 3