IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2009 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7090 of 2009(E) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- NISAR, S/O.MOHAMMEDUNNI, PUTHIYARA VALAPPIL HOUSE, POST TRITHALA, OTTAPALAM TALUK. BY MS.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI, ADVOCATE. MR.R.SREEHARI, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVILSTATION, PALAKKAD. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATTAMBI POLICE STATION, PATTAMBI. BY MR.P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2009, ALONG WITH W.P.(C) Nos.7091 & 7105 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) Nos.7090, 7091 & 7105 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 5th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in these writ petitions are the registered owners of the vehicles, against which proceedings have been initiated under the provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act. Proceedings are pending before the 1st respondent and final orders have not been passed. In the meanwhile, seeking interim custody of the vehicles, they have filed, Ext.P3 in WP(C) No.7090/2009 and Ext.P2 in WP(C) Nos.7091/2009 & 7105/2009. Orders have not been passed on these applications and it is complaining of delay on the part of the 1st respondent in passing orders on the above applications, these writ petitions are filed. 2. Taking into account the above grievance of the petitioners, I feel it is only appropriate that the 1st respondent is directed to pass orders on the applications made by the petitioners, on an expeditious basis. Therefore, the writ petitions are disposed of directing the District Collector, Palakkad to consider and pass WP(C) Nos.7090, 7091 & 7105/2009 -2- orders on the applications made by the petitioners for interim custody of the respective vehicles, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 10 days of production of a copy of this judgment. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg