IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 357 of 2010(T)
1. MOOSA, S/O.SAIDALI,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,
... Respondent
2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
For Petitioner :SRI.BABU S. NAIR
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :06/01/2010
O R D E R
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.
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W.P.(C) No.357 OF 2010
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Dated this the 6th day of January, 2010.
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner herein is the owner of a goods authorikshaw
bearing Registration No.KL-05X/4670. Alleging illegal
transportation of river sand, the 2nd respondent seized the vehicle
on 30.12.2009.
2. The case of the petitioner is that the vehicle was not
loaded with anything and the empty vehicle was seized by the
2nd respondent. Already a report has been forwarded to the
1st respondent to initiate proceedings under the Act 18 of 2001.
Crime No.172/2009 of Pandikkad Police Station has also been
registered. Seeking for release of the vehicle for interim custody,
the petitioner has filed Exhibit P1 application before the
1st respondent. The petitioner prays that the same may be
directed to be disposed of within a time frame.
There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a
decision on Exhibit P1 if the same has been received and is still
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pending within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of
a copy of this judgment. The proceedings against the petitioner
will be finalised under the relevant provisions of the Act within a
period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this
judgment, after hearing the petitioner. The petitioner will
produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ
petition for compliance.
This writ petition is disposed of as above.
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
JUDGE
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