IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 594 of 2010(Y) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MOHAMMED RAFEEQ, S/O.SAIDALAVI, 4/276B, VALAPPIL, TENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.K.P.SUDHEER, SMT.P.JAYALAKSHMI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TIRURANGADI TALUK, TIRURANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRURANGADI POLICE STATION, TIRURANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.594 of 2010-Y - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a three wheeler goods vehicle bearing registration No.KL-55A-6439. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner's vehicle was driven by one Shri Haris, who purchased river sand from Vazhayur Grama Panchayat. The Panchayat issued Ext.P2 pass and the sand was transported in a pick up van. Since the pick up van could not reach the house of the above said Haris, the sand was unloaded near the main road and was taken in the petitioner's vehicle. It was at that point of time the revenue officials came to the scene and seized the vehicle. A seizure mahazar was prepared by the second respondent and the vehicle and the sand were forwarded to the third respondent. The second respondent thereafter communicated the matter to the first respondent as per Ext.P5. Thereafter, the petitioner's driver filed Ext.P6 application before the first respondent for interim custody of the vehicle. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of the application, this writ petition is filed. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader. wpc 594/2010 2 There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6 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. 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 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.) kav/