Abdul Salam v. The Village Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/22ND SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 5987 of 2014 (W) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S)/PETITIONER:

----------------------------------------- ABDUL SALAM S/O.MOHAMMED , AGED 32 YEARS, R/A.POOLAKUNDAN HOUSE, THONIKKADU, IRINGALLUR, PARAPPUR VILLAGE, THIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DIST(OWNER OF LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO KL-10-AG-2036) BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS:

---------------------------------------------------- THE VILLAGE OFFICER KODUR VILLAGE, MALAPPURAM DIST, PIN-676 304 R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MANOJ P.KUNJACHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 5987 of 2014 (W) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1:-TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR DATED 21/1/2014 PREPARED BY THE RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2:-TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 21/2/2014 BEFORE THE RESPONDENT RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE

K.VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.5987 of 2014 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th 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