Sreedharan v. State Of Kerala
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. 19131 of 2014 (N) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S)/PETITIONERS:
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1. SREEDHARAN, S/O CHINDAN, THANNIVAYAL COLANY, KOLANGAPARA.P.O AMBALAVAYAL, WAYANAD DISTRICT.
2. VIJAYAN.M, S.O.MUTHU, KAVIKKAL HOUSE, KALMUKKU AYLUR.P.O, PALAKKADU.
3. SADAKKATHULLA, S/O.MUHAMMED HANEEFA, EESALAVA, AMBALAVAYAL WAYANADU DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.UNNI. K.K. (EZHUMATTOOR) RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS:
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1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, WAYANADU-678 101.
3. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CIRCLE OFFICE, SULTHAN BATHERY , WAYANADU DISTRICT-678 146
4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SULTHAN BATHERY POLICE STATION SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANADU DISTRICT-678 146 R1-R4 BY ADV. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.C.K SHERIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 19131 of 2014 (N) ------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE BEARING REG.NO.KL-18-B-4311 EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE BEARING REG.NO.KL-49-C-2216(JCB) EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF VEHILCE BEARING REG.NO.KL-33-C-8855 EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE PERMISSION GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY,SULTHAN BATHERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED 6.6.2014 EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(MS)NO.2/2014/ENVT DATED 21.2.2014 EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE SRO 860/1995 EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE PERMISSION GRANTED BY THE SUB COLLECTOR,MANANTHAVADY DATED 12/7/2012 EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE FIR NO.510/2014 OF SULTHAN BATHERY POLICE STATION,WHICH WAS OBTAINED UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(P)NO.93/2014 DATED 30.6.2014. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE
K.VINOD CHANDRAN, J.
--------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.19131 of 2014 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2015
JUDGMENT
The petitioners are concerned with the seizure of the vehicles for an offence alleged under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. The petitioners were granted release of the vehicles 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