IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2010 / 16TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 357 of 2010(T) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- MOOSA, S/O.SAIDALI, PALOLI HOUSE, KIDANGAYAM, PANTHALLUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.BABU S. NAIR, ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDIKKAD POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.P.N.SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.357 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the owner of a goods authorikshaw bearing Registration No.KL-05X/4670. Alleging illegal transportation of river sand, the 2nd respondent seized the vehicle on 30.12.2009. 2. The case of the petitioner is that the vehicle was not loaded with anything and the empty vehicle was seized by the 2nd respondent. Already a report has been forwarded to the 1st respondent to initiate proceedings under the Act 18 of 2001. Crime No.172/2009 of Pandikkad Police Station has also been registered. Seeking for release of the vehicle for interim custody, the petitioner has filed Exhibit P1 application before the 1st respondent. The petitioner prays that the same may be directed to be disposed of within a time frame. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P1 if the same has been received and is still W.P.(C) No.357/2010 2 pending within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The proceedings against the petitioner will be finalised under the relevant provisions of the Act within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp