IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2010 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 15766 of 2010(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- HAMZA HAJI, S/O. ALAVI HAJI, AGED 62 YEARS, CHEKKIPARAMBAN HOUSE, VELLUVANGAD, PANDIKKAD, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDIKKAD. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, ANAKAYAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 15766 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner complains that the petitioner is not being given interim custody of the vehicle seized on allegation of illegal transportation of river sand. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. The principles regarding grant of interim custody of vehicles have been laid down by this Court in the decision in District Collector, Malappuram v. Abdul Kasim [2010 (1) KLT SN 31 (C.No.38)]. 4. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is dispose of with the following directions: The 2nd respondent shall get the value of the vehicle assessed by a competent officer and give interim custody of the vehicle in terms of the conditions laid down in the above said decision W.P.(C)No. 15766 of 2010 -2- within two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/