IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 29TH JANUARY 2010 / 9TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2965 of 2010(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANOY BABY, AGED 29 YEARS, S/O.V.K.BABY, KOMASSERIL MANNIL HOUSE, THUMPAMON P.O., PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAKIR.K.H. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDALAM POLICE STATION. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2965/2010-U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the agreement owner of a Mini Lorry bearing Registration No.KL-05-B-6148. On 18/01/2010, the said vehicle was intercepted by the Sub Inspector of Police and seized alleging illicit transportation of river sand. It is the case of the petitioner that the said vehicle was used for transportation of sand with a valid permit. 2. The petitioner made a request to the second respondent for interim custody of the vehicle in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala [2009 (1) KLT 77). Ext.P2 is the copy of the said request. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the said application, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 4. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 within a period of seven days from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, in the light of the well settled principles laid down by this Court in various decisions and, on such terms and conditions which he deems fit to impose. The matter will W.P.(C). No.2965/2010 -:2:- be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the second respondent to pass final orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with notice to the petitioner and after considering the pleas raised by the petitioner, on merits. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms