IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2010 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 13023 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANZAR, S/O.IBRAHIM, PEEDIKAKUDI HOUSE, KUDUMASSERY DESAM, ALUVA EAST VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA SRI.JOJO PAPPACHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALUVA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.13023/2010-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 9th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed challenging Ext.P4 order passed by the District Collector granting interim custody of the vehicle to the petitioner. 2. The vehicle is seized alleging illicit transportation of river sand. 3. It is submitted that there was no transportation of river sand at all and the order is passed without considering the various aspects. It is also submitted that the vehicle was actually parked outside the house of the petitioner as the vehicle test by the R.T.O was due. He was also undergoing rest after surgery and was also not in a position to run the vehicle. It is submitted that the vehicle was taken forcibly even without using keys. 4. There will be a direction to the District Collector to pass final orders after hearing the petitioner who is the agreement owner, according to the averments in the writ petition, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE