Abdul Salam v. The Revenue Divisional Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/21ST SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 148 of 2015 (P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- ABDUL SALAM, S/O.HUSSAIN, KODANGATTIL HOUSE, BHOOTHANAM COLONY PO., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.BABU S. NAIR SMT.SMITHA BABU SRI.P.A.RAJESH SRI.K.RAKESH SRI.R.RANJITH (K/489/2011) SMT.M.LISHA RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 322

2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POTHUKAL POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT PIN-676 505 R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 148 of 2015 (P) ---------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 30-12-2014 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS NIL --------------------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE

K.VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.148 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is concerned with the seizure of the vehicle for an offence alleged under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. The petitioner was granted release of the vehicle on payment of Rs.25,000/-. Going by the decisions in Digil V.Sub Inspector of Police [2013 (1) KLT 600] and Sivakumar V. State of Kerala and Another [2013 KHC 2757], the petitioner shall be allowed compounding if Rs.25,000/- has been paid and no further proceedings shall be taken against the petitioner.

The writ petition is allowed.

Sd/- K.VINOD CHANDRAN JUDGE