IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2010 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10387 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- RAJEEV, S/O.RAJAN KUMARAN, 658 VAZHAYIL VADAKKETHIL, 11, VALATHUNGAL C, ERAVIPURAM P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.GIRISH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERAVIPURAM POLICE STATION. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.10387 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a goods auto rickshaw bearing registration No.KL-02-AE 760. It is submitted that the above vehicle was seized by the 1st respondent on 19.02.2010 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-02-AE 760 to the petitioner. 3. If the petitioner moves the 2nd 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 2nd respondent to pass final orders within a period W.P.(C)No.10387/10 -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