IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 3662 of 2002(J) ---------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.RAMACHANDRAN, P.W.D.CONTRACTOR, KAILAS, KALLUMKADAVU, PATHANAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.ABDUL RAZZAK SRI.L.G.SURESH BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ASST. GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, REGIONAL OFFICE, KOLLAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNICODE P.O., KOLLAM DIST., PIN-691 508. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, PUNALUR, PATHANAPURAM. 4. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. T.B. REMANI THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP NO.6562/02 DISMISSED. 4/1/2008 SD/- T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 30.1.02 ISSUED TO PETITIONER BY ASST. ENGINEER MI SECTION. EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF CASH MEMORANDUM NO.118 DATED 1.10.01 EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATION DATED 30.1.02 TO R3 // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.3662 of 2002-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The main prayer in the original petition is for a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to release the lorry bearing registration No.KL7-L 9549 to the petitioner with the rubble loaded therein on production of Exts.P1 and P2 and the registration certificate of the vehicle. As per the interim order in C.M.P. No.6562/2002, a direction was issued to the second respondent to consider the release of the vehicle on appropriate conditions to be imposed. Therefore, the substantial prayer in the original petition has already been granted. If the proceedings against the vehicle have not been finalised so far, the competent authority among the respondents will complete the same in accordance with law, after affording all opportunities to the petitioner to defend the same. With the above direction, the original petition is disposed of. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.3662 of 2002-J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 3rd January, 2008.