IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2009 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 35060 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SRI. RAMESH, S/O. ISTHACKY 6/562, T.B.BHAVAN, POOVATHUR, PARASSALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIAL (G) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 3. TAHSILDAR, PALAKKAD. 4. THE GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD. 5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD. 6. COMMERCIAL TAX INSPECTOR, COMMERCIAL TAX CHECK POST, KANNIMARI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GP SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).35060/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 7th day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Ext.P3 order passed by the District Collector, Palakkad, on 9.11.2009 directing the petitioner to furnish bank guarantee for obtaining interim custody of his vehicle is under challenge in this writ petition. The petitioner contends that river sand carried in his vehicle was sand purchased from the State of Tamil Nadu and therefore the District Collector erred in imposing onerous conditions for granting for obtaining interim custody of the vehicle. Ext.P3 discloses that the District Collector will hear the petitioner for the purpose of passing final orders on 23.12.2009, that is within another two weeks from today. If the petitioner is not willing to comply with the conditions stipulated in Ext.P3, he can await the final order, which will be passed shortly instead of obtaining interim custody of the vehicle. I therefore find no grounds to entertain this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is dismissed leaving open the petitioner's contentions and reserving liberty with him to raise all his contentions before the District Collector at the time of hearing on 23.12.2009. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge mrcs