IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2010 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8163 of 2010(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- G.ANILKUMAR, AGED 38, S/O.GOPALAN, PADMALAYAM HOUSE, ITHOTTUVA MURI, EAST KALLADA VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR. K.SIJU, MR. P.PRATHEESH. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.8163/2010-U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 12th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner purchased a country boat bearing Registration No.KQN-3352/09-10. According to the petitioner, he is using it for conducting a mobile stationery shop twice in a week. Ext.P1 is the copy of the Annual Licence for navigation through the canal, produced by the petitioner. It was seized by the first respondent on 19/02/2010 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. Seeking for releasing the same, the petitioner has filed a representation as per Ext.P2 before the District Collector. There will be a direction to the District Collector to take a decision on Ext.P2 within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment, if the same is to be released on interim custody. If the second respondent allows the application, then it will be upon him to fix appropriate conditions for its release. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms