IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7218 of 2010(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VINOD M.P., MUKALEL VEEDU, KOOVAPALLY P.O., KOOVAPALLY, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.FAYAZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PAMBA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.7218/2010-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the registered owner of a goods carriage bearing Registration No.KL-05-S-7360. On 27/02/2010, the second respondent intercepted and seized the vehicle of the petitioner alleging illegal transportation of river sand. It is the case of the petitioner that the said vehicle was used by the petitioner for removing construction materials including sand from one work-site to another. It is further submitted that the vehicle is kept in open premises of the police station exposed to sun and rain, and the same will deteriorate the value of the vehicle. 2. The petitioner made a request to the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicle in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala [2009 (1) KLT 77). Ext.P2 is the copy of the said request. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the application, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader. W.P.(C). No.7218/2010 -:2:- 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 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 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. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms