IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 26TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4630 of 2010(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- RAGHAVAN P.K., AGED 65 YEARS, S/O.KANNAN, SURAJ BHAVAN, SOUTH PARAVOOR, MANAKUNNAM VILLAGE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK. BY ADV. MR.SIRAJ KAROLY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRIPUNITHURA HILL PALACE POLICE STATION, THRIPUNITHURA. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2010, ALONG WITH WPC. 4631 OF 2010 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). Nos.4630/2010-C, 4631/2010-D, 4632/2010-D, 4633/2010-D & 4634/2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 15th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein are the registered owners and in possession of goods carriages bearing Registration Nos.KL- 39-A-8737, KL-39-3451, KL-39-A-849, KL-36-7119 & KL-36-4572 respectively. The said vehicles were intercepted by the Sub Inspector of Police and were seized alleging illicit transportation of river sand on 23/12/2009, 04/01/2010, 19/12/2009, 19/12/2009 and 19/12/2009 respectively. It is the case of the petitioners that the said vehicles were used for transportation of sand with valid permits. 2. The petitioners have made a request to the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicles in the light of the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala [2009 (1) KLT 77). Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of their requests, the petitioners have filed these writ petitions. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader. 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on the applications submitted by the petitioners within a period of seven days from the date of W.P.(C). Nos.4630/2010-C, 4631/2010-D, 4632/2010-D, 4633/2010-D & 4634/2010 -:2:- 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 be considered in accordance with law. There will be a further direction to the first 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 petitioners and after considering the pleas raised by the petitioners, on merits. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners pointed out that the vehicle is kept without unloading sand which will cause damage to the vehicles. 6. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader today, that the sand has already been unloaded. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms