IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2010 / 10TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20515 of 2010(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BABU.M.S., AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.SUKUMARAN, MADATHICHIRAYIL HOUSE, POOTHOTTA P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VARGHESE P.CHACKO. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, REP.BY THE GOVT.PLEADER, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.20515 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext.P3 order passed by the District Collector, Ernakulam, directing the petitioner to comply with certain conditions for granting interim custody of a vehicle which has been seized on allegations of illegal transportation of river sand. However the counsel for the petitioner now submits that, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 2nd respondent District Collector, Ernakulam to pass final orders pursuant to the seizure expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass final orders pursuant to the seizure which resulted in Ext.P3 order as expeditiously as possible, at any W.P.(C)No.20515 of 2010 -2- rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/