Nazar vs The District Collector
2023 Latest Caselaw 6210 Ker

               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                               PRESENT
           THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN
        MONDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 22ND JYAISHTA, 1945
                       WP(C) NO. 11584 OF 2014
PETITIONERS:

    1       NAZAR, S/O HUSSAIN
            ANAKKODE HOUSE, KUZHALMANNAM,
            PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
    2       K.BABU
            S/O.KANDAMUTHAN, SOORYANAYANAM,
            KODUVAKKODE, KANNADI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
            BY ADV SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL


RESPONDENTS:

    1       THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
            PALAKKAD, PIN: 678 001.
    2       THE VILLAGE OFFICER
            KUZHALMANNAM 1, PALAKKAD,
            PIN: 678 702.
            BY ADV.SMT.REKHA C NAIR - GOVERNMENT PLEADER
     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
12.06.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P. (C) No.11584 of 2014
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                                      JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to the 2 nd

respondent to release the petitioners vehicles bearing

registration Nos.KL-11/V-3117 and KL-09/U-1759 which were

seized as per Exhibits P1 and P2 and also contending that the

2nd respondent is not a competent officer to seize the vehicle

under the provisions of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession

Ruleds 1967 and notification issued therein.

Today, when this case is taken up, there is no

representation for the counsel for the petitioners. By the

passage of time, the grievance of the petitioners might have

been redressed. As per interim order dated 25.04.2014, this

Court directed release of the vehicles to the petitioner, on the

petitioner depositing Rs.25,000/- for each of the vehicles.

Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to

file fresh writ petition, if anything survives.

Sd/-

SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN JUDGE

SMF W.P. (C) No.11584 of 2014

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11584/2014

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR IN RESPECT OF THE VEHICLE OF THE 1ST PETITIONER BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL- 11/V-3117.

EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR IN RESPECT OF THE VEHICLE OF THE 2ND PETITIONER BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL- 09/U-1759.

//TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE