IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2010 / 30TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1885 of 2010(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KARUNAKARAN, S/O.ARAMUGHAN, AGED 46 YEARS, METHALAKUNNATH HOUSE, THOTTATHUMKADAVU, THIRUVAMBADY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THIRUVAMBADY POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1885/2010-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 20th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the registered owner of a goods carriage bearing Registration No.KL-09-R-3586. 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. 2. On 15/01/2010, the second respondent intercepted and seized the vehicle of the petitioner alleging illegal transportation of river sand. 3. 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.P1 is the said request. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the application, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P1 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 W.P.(C). No.1885/2010 -:2:- 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. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms