IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 8443 of 2008(E) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. SABU MATHEW, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. MATHEW, PUTHANPURAYIL HOUSE, MARIAPURAM P.O., IDUKKI. 2. SUNIL CHUMMAR, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. CHUMMAR, VETTIKKAL HOUSE, UPPUTHODU P.O., IDUKKI. 3. V.N. KUMARAN, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O. NARAYANAN, VETTIYAMKUNNEL, ADIMALI. 4. P.K. ABDUL JALAAL, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O. MOHAMMAD ALI, PROPRIETOR, LAL GROUP OF INDIA, PALLARIMANGALAM, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. T.D. JOY, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O. DEVASSIA, THEKKEKARA, ADIMALI. BY ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIATE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. 3. SUB COLLECTOR, DEVIKULAM. 4. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, N.H. SECTION, NO.1, MUNNAR. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.8443 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT Complaint of the petitioners is that though the vehicles belonging to them were taken into custody for the purpose of Munnar operation, they have not been paid the rent due. 2. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the admitted amount can be paid to the petitioners. Having regard to the totality of facts, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to disburse to the petitioners the entire admitted amount due to them as hire charges within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb