Mukesh v. District Collector

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. 2986 of 2014 (W) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

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1. MUKESH RAKHESH BHAVANAM, KARIMULACKAL, KOMALLOOR P.O. MAVELIKKARA.

2. RAJENDRAN S/O.VASUDEVAN, MANGATTU PADITTATHILVALLIKUNNAM, MAVELIKKARA.

BY ADV. SRI.UNNI. K.K. (EZHUMATTOOR) RESPONDENT(S):

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1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR ALAPPUZHA-688 101

2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHENGANNOOR-688 106 R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.JAMAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 2986 of 2014 (W) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P-1: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES OF THE VEHICLE BEARING REG.NO.KL-26 B 2462 EXT.P-2: TRUE COPY OF THE FIR PREPARED BY THE CHENGANNOOR POLICE EXT.P-3: TRUE COPY OF THE PERMISSION GRANTED BY THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHENGANNOOR.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE

K.VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.2986 of 2014 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioners are concerned with the seizure of the vehicle for an offence alleged under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. The petitioners were 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 petitioners shall be allowed compounding if Rs.25,000/- has been paid and no further proceedings shall be taken against the petitioners.

The writ petition is allowed.

Sd/- K.VINOD CHANDRAN JUDGE