High Court of KeralaWP(C)/13849/2015disposed of

Gangadharan v. The District Collector

2015-05-12Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF MAY 2015/22ND VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 13849 of 2015 (E) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S) :

------------------------- GANGADHARAN, S/O.VELUKUTTY, KADARATH HOUSE, KANDANKODE, THRISSUR DISTRICT (REGISTERED OWNER OF AN EXCAVATOR/JCB BEARING REGISTRATION NO. KL-40 A/374.

BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S) :

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1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR, PIN-678 001.

2. THE ADDITIONAL SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERUTHURUTHI POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-679 531.

BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.MOHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 13849 of 2015 (E) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 09-04-2015.

EXHIBIT P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN VALLATHOLE NAGAR DATED 13-04-2015. EXHIBIT P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE OF VALLATHOLE NAGAR DATED 10-04-2015. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS ----------------------------------------- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A.TO JUDGE.

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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

******************************************************* W.P.(C) No.13849 of 2015 ******************************************************* Dated this the 12th day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

Petitioner is the registered owner of an Excavator/JCB bearing registration No.KL-40A/374, has been seized by the respondents. The mahazar, prima facie, indicate that the land in question is not a 'paddy land'.

Considering the facts and circumstances, there shall be a direction to the competent among respondents to release the petitioner's Excavator/JCB bearing registration No.KL-14-A374 on executing a simple bond. Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln