IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10961 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- RASHEED, S/O.HAMZA, KODALIKUNNAN HOUSE, MALAPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VENGARA POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.10961 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF MARCH, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a goods carriage, bearing registration No.KL-12-3429. It is submitted that the above vehicle was seized by the 2nd respondent on 11.02.2010 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. 2. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to release the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-12-3429 to the petitioner. 3. 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 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 W.P.(C)No.10961/10 -2- 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 dsn