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. 2629 of 2010(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SUDHEESH, AGED 20 YEARS, S/O.GOPI, PARAMBIL HOUSE, PUTHUPARAMB P.O. VIA. EDARICODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, (R.C.OWNER OF KL.11.246 GOODS VEHICLE). BY ADV. SRI.K.K.MOHAMED RAVUF RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAKKAL. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON ON 27/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.2629 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the registered owner of KL.11. 246 Goods Vehicle. It was taken into custody by the second respondent on 25/1/2010. According to the petitioner, the vehicle was not having any river sand or any sand whatsoever. Alleging illegal transportation of river sand the same was taken into custody. 2. Exhibit P2 is the application filed by the petitioner before the District Collector to release the vehicle by way of interim custody. It is prayed that a direction may be issued to the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P2 within a time frame. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 application within a period of 7 days from the date of production of a copy of this judgment and he will be free to impose such conditions as he deems fit. There will be a further direction to pass final orders on the proceedings initiated under the Act 18 of 2001 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after hearing the petitioner. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj