IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 12TH JULY 2011 / 21ST ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18820 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KURAMPALA PATTIKAJATHI INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., NO.S.IND-PYA-19, KURAMPALA SOUTH, PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. MANOJ, S/O. VASUDEVAN, MEGHALAYAM, ERUMAKUZHI, NOORNAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. NABEEZA BEEVI, W/O. ABDUL HAKEEM, MATTAPPALLY, NOORANAD, (VIA0 MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDALAM POLICE STATION, PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN - 689 501. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN - 689 645. GP SMT. RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 18820 of 2011 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO EXCAVATOR BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-26-8145 OWNED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO TIPPER LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-3K-3513 OWNED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO TIPPER LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-26A-1830 OWNED BYTHE FIRST PEITTIONER EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT RELATING TO TIPPER LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-31A-7493 OWNED BY THE SECOND PETITIONER EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT RELATING TO TIPPER LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-30-1818 OWNED BY THE THIRD PETITIONER EXT.P6- TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR EVIDENCING SEISURE OF VEHICLE MENTIONED IN EXT.P1 TO P5 PREPARED ON BEHALF OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT EXT.P7- TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER GO (MS) NO.85/2010/IND DATED 5.4.2010 EXT.P8- TRUE COPY OF ONE SUCH JUDGMENT MADE IN W.P.(C).16920/2011 DATED 23.6.2011 (True Copy) P.A. To Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).18820/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 12th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT 1.According to the petitioners, their vehicles covered by Exts.P1 to P5 have been seized by the first respondent alleging violation of the provisions contained under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. It is stated that the vehicle have not been produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate and therefore, this writ petition has been filed. 2.If any offence is committed utilizing the vehicles in question, crime is to be registered and vehicles are to be produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 3.Having regard to the complaint of the petitioners that the vehicles have not been produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate so far, I direct that on the production of a copy of this judgment, if crime has not been registered so far, it will be registered and the vehicles should be produced before the Magistrate concerned. This shall be done forthwith. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs