IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2010 / 11TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16813 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VALSALAKUMAR, CHEMBRAYIL HOUSE, KADAVANAD, PONNANI, DISTRICT MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. TAHSILDAR, PONNANI. BY G.P.SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.16813 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 1st 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. Pursuant to order of this Court in W.P.(C)No.14491/10 the District Collector passed Ext.P10 order giving interim custody of the vehicle to the petitioner on certain conditions. According to the petitioner, those conditions are not in accordance with law. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The conditions to be satisfied for interim custody of the vehicle have been specifically prescribed by a Division Bench in District Collector, Malappuram v. Abdul Kasim [2010 (1) KLT SN 31 (C.No.38)]. That being so, the District Collector is bound by that decision. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to release the vehicle to the petitioner on W.P.(c)No.16813/10 2 the conditions stipulated by the Division Bench in the above said decision. The same shall be done within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.16813/10 3