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. 304 of 2010(K) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- ABDUL NAZAR.P.N, S/O.KUNHIMAMMU HAJI, KUNNATHODUVIL HOUSE, PADINJATTUMURI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.BABU S. NAIR, ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, ERNAD TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.P.NARAYANAN, 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.304 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 mini lorry bearing Registration No.KL-07/1690. The 2nd respondent seized the vehicle on 30.12.2009 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. It is the case of the petitioner that the vehicle was not loaded with anything and the empty vehicle of the petitioner was seized by the 2nd respondent. 2. Exhibit P1 is the application submitted by the petitioner before the 1st respondent for release of the vehicle in interim custody. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P1 within a time frame. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P1 application for interim custody if the same has been received and is still pending within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Final W.P.(C) No.304/2010 2 orders under the Act will be passed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner and considering the entire matter on merits. 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