Arockiyasamy@ Raja v. The Asst.Director

1 W.P.(MD)NO.8583 OF 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.08.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.8583 of 2020 Arockiyasamy @ Raja ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, Office of the Collectorate, Pudukkottai District.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illupur Post and Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Tahsildar, Kulathur Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

4. The Sub Inspector of Police, Mathur police station, Pudukkottai District.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to release the petitioner's JCB bearing registration number TN 45 AP 3865.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.M.Rajarajan Government Advocate

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel on either side. By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

2.The petitioner seeks interim custody of the petition mentioned vehicle.

3.Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate submitted that the vehicle in question has been produced before the Jurisdictional Court in R.P.R.No.121 of 2020 on 21.07.2020. Therefore, the petitioner has to necessarily move the Jurisdictional Court. The petitioner's rights are left open.

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2 W.P.(MD)NO.8583 OF 2020 4.The petitioner's counsel states that he will file a petition for return of vehicle immediately before the Jurisdictional Court. The Jurisdictional Court is directed to dispose of the said petition to be filed by the petitioner within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of the petition. With this direction to the Jurisdictional Court, this Writ Petition stands dismissed. I make it clear that I have not gone into the merits of the matter. No costs.

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To:

1. The Assistant Director, Mines and Minerals Department, Office of the Collectorate, Pudukkottai District.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illupur Post and Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Tahsildar, Kulathur Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

4. The Sub Inspector of Police, Mathur police station, Pudukkottai District.

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