IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2011 / 27TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21414 of 2011(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. K.V.THOMAS, S/O.VREED, AGED 47 YEARS, POKKADAN HOUSE, VARANTHARAPILLY, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. GEORGE K.O., S/O.OUSEPH, KANNAMPUZHA HOUSE, PUTHOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR, PIN- 680 001. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, AYYANTHOLE VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN- 680 003. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.K. ARAVIND KUMAR BABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.21414/2011-B: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR PREPARED BY THE R.2. DTD. 04/07/2011. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE NATURE OF PROPERTY WHERE THE RED EARTH WAS UNLOADED. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD. 03/04/2009 IN W.P.(C).NO.11206/2009 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD. 20/10/2010 IN W.P.(C).NO.32085/2010 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD. 22/12/2010 IN W.P.(C).NO.38246/2010 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD. 11/03/2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.7689/2011 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21414 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of August , 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are owners of goods carriage vehicles bearing Reg.Nos.KL-40/5649 and KL-08AR/4473. The 2nd respondent seized the vehicles on the allegation that these vehicles were used in violation of the provisions contained in Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008. It is challenging the seizure this writ petition has been filed. 2. However, from the submissions of the learned Government Pleader it has come out that on seizure of the vehicles, the proceedings are pending before the first respondent. Therefore, at this stage the only order that is required is to direct the first respondent to expeditiously conclude the proceedings initiated against the petitioners with notice to the parties. This shall be done as W.P.(C) No. 21414 OF 2011 :2 : expeditiously as possible at any rate within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 3. It is further clarified that if the petitioners are desirous to have interim custody of the vehicles, it will be open to the petitioners to make appropriate applications before the first respondent and in which event the first respondent will consider the same and pass orders thereon immediately. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/- [true copy] P.S. to Judge