IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2010 / 7TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2597 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PRASANTH K.V, AGED 29 YEARS, S/O.HAREENDRAN P.M,RESIDING AT MAKKUNDAM HOUSE, MANNUR, PORORA PO,MATTANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JAMES ABRAHAM (VILAYAKATTU) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, IRIKKUR, KANNUR,. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.2597 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the owner of a tipper lorry bearing registration No.KL-58-C-40. The said vehicle was taken into custody by the second respondent on 18.12.2009 while the lorry was transporting river sand from Kuyiloor Kadavu to Thoovakunnu on the allegation that there is no valid pass. It is the contention of the petitioner that at the time of seizure of the lorry original pass dated 15.12.2009 issued by Padiyoor Grama Panchayat was with the driver of the lorry. Seeking for interim custody of the vehicle the petitioner is stated to have filed an application before the District Collector. 2. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent District Collector to consider the application for grant of interim custody after verifying the pass if any produced by the petitioner. Orders regarding interim custody of the vehicle shall be passed within 7 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It will be open to the 1st respondent to impose such conditions as he deems fit to impose if the vehicle is released. W.P.(C)No.2597 of 2010 2 3. There will be a further direction to the District Collector to pass final orders on the proceedings within a period of two months after hearing the petitioner and after assessing various materials produced by him. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj