IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4066 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- MUHAMMED, S/O.SAIDALI, KARUVADI HOUSE, PUZHAKATTIRI AMSOM, KADUNGAPURAM DESOM, PERINTHALMANNA TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLATHUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER: SRI P NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4066 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8rd day of February, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner and in possession of a Tipper Lorry bearing registration No.KL-11/W-3489. It is submitted that the above vehicle was seized by the 2nd respondent on 30.01.2010 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. 2. It is stated that the petitioner approached the respondents for interim custody of the vehicle. But, the said request was declined by the 1st respondent. Accordingly, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the respondents 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 laid down by this Court in various decisions and on such terms W.P.(C) No.4066/2010 2 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