IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 16TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3776 of 2010(V) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- HARIDASAN, S/O.MUNDAN, 1/1253, PAZHAMBRAM VEEDU, KUTTIPPURAM P.O., THIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.K.S.ARUN KUMAR, ADVOCATE. MS.MAYA ANTHARJANAM, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHANGARAMKULAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, KUTTIPPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KUTTIPPURAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.P. NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3776 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5rd day of February, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a Mini Lorry bearing Registration No.KL-07-AZ-6087. It is submitted that the above vehicle was seized by the 2nd respondent on 28.01.2010 alleging illegal transportation of river sand. The petitioner contends that he transported the sand with a valid pass. 2. The petitioner has sought for a direction to the 1st respondent for interim custody of the vehicle, as per Exhibit P4. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the application, this writ petition has been filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. In Exhibit P4, the number of the vehicle is wrongly shown as KL54-6405. Therefore, the application will have to be treated as one for the release of KL-07-AZ-6087, as prayed for in the writ petition. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a W.P.(C) No.3776/2010 2 decision on Exhibit P4 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. The matter will be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the 1st 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. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp