IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 26TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4654 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUDHEESH, S/O. SUKUMARAN, AGED 28 YEARS, KOOMBEL HOUSE, CHEMBU.P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.SIRAJ KAROLY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRIPUNITHURA HILL PALACE POLICE STATION, THRIPUNITHURA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.4654/2010-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 15th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the registered owner and in possession of two tipper lorries bearing Registration Nos.KL-36-2741 and KL-36-A-690. On 19/12/2009, the said vehicles were intercepted by the Sub Inspector of Police and were seized alleging illicit transportation of river sand. It is the case of the petitioner that the said vehicles were used for transportation of sand with valid permits. The petitioner submitted applications before the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicles in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala [2009 (1) KLT 77). Exts.P2 and P2(a) are the copies of the said applications. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the said applications, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Exts.P2 and P2(a) 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.4654/2010 -:2:- and conditions which he deems fit to impose. The matter will be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the first 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. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the vehicles are kept without unloading sand. 5. If that be so, the same will be unloaded to prevent any damage to the vehicles. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE