IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD APRIL 2010 / 3RD VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13506 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHAMMED FIROZ, S/O.SAITHALAVI, KURUDANPARAMBIL HOUSE, PATTITHARA P.O., THRITHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRITHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J -------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.13506 OF 2010 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a lorry that has been seized on the allegation that it was used for transportation of river sand mined illegally. 2. The petitioner complains that he has applied for interim custody of the vehicle but that, no orders have been passed on his application, till date. Since the application for interim custody submitted by the petitioner is pending consideration of the first respondent, I do not want to go into the merits of the contentions raised. 3. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass final orders on the application for interim custody of the petitioner's lorry in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE. Sou. The word “lorry” occurring in the first line of the first paragraph and the third line of the third paragraph of the judgment dated 23/04/2010 in W.P.C 13506/2010 is corrected as “goods W.P.(c) No.13506/10 2 carriage” as per oder dated 26/05/2010 in I.A.6569/2010 in WPC.13506/2010. Sd/- Registrar (Judicial).