IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20258 of 2010(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- S.CHANDRA BABU, KAVANADU VEEDU, KEEZHKOLLA, AMARAVILA P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 123. BY MR.AJITH KRISHNAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 525. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POOVAR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 525. 3. SANTHOSH KUMAR, P.C.NO.2528, POOVAR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 525. BY MR.P. NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.20258 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 30th 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 in violation of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act. The petitioner has filed Ext.P4 petition before the first respondent seeking interim custody of the vehicle. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 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.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd