IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2010 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 13074 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SIDHEEQUE, S/O. ABDULLAKUTTY, 9/508 MANATTIL HOUSE, VAIRANKODE P.O., THIRUNAVAYA TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JAMSHEED HAFIZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE S.I. OF POLICE, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2010 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 13074 of 2010-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of April, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a pickup lorry bearing registration No.KL.10.6657 which runs for hire. The averments in the writ petition show that on 30.3.2010, while the petitioner reached Kuttoor Railway gate, the vehicle of the petitioner was seized by the Sub Inspector of Police, Kottakkal without any valid reasons. The allegation is that the petitioner had transported river sand without a valid pass from the river bank. The petitioner submits that the vehicle was empty and did not contain any river sand. The petitioner also made it clear before the authorities that he has not transported river sand at any point of time without any valid. It is the case of the petitioner that in spite of several requests made to the respondents to release the vehicle on interim custody, the respondents did not act upon the same. Ext.P2 is one of the representations submitted before the first respondent for the said purpose. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking for appropriate directions in the matter. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. wpc13074 /2010 2 3. 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 including Subramanyan v. State of Kerala (2009 (2) KLT 77) and on such terms and conditions. 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.) kav/