Santhosh Joseph v. District Collector, Kannur

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY 2015/19TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 19995 of 2015 (Y) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

----------------- SANTHOSH JOSEPH, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.JOSEPH, PULLANKAVUNKAL HOUSE, ALAKODE.P.O., ALAKODE AMSOM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT-670571.

BY ADVS.SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI SRI.V.A.SATHEESH RESPONDENTS :

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1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR DISTRICT, CIVIL STATION, KANNUR-670001.

2. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KANNUR-670002.

3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT CIVIL SUPPLIES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. C.K. SHERIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 19995 of 2015 (Y) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN CRL.M.C. NO.42/2015 OF SESSIONS COURT, THALASSERY DATED 17-1-2015.

P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN S.C. 4302/2014 PASSED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 31-12-2014.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :

NIL.

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K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P(C). No.19995 of 2015 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of July, 2015.

JUDGMENT

In the context of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 having no provision to impose any fine for any offence detected under the Act or under the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, the order at Ext.P2 cannot be sustained. The same would stand set aside. However, the prosecution proceedings will be continued in accordance with law.

The writ petition is allowed.

Sd/- K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE sp