IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2007 / 26TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1802 of 2007(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MOHANAN, S/O.GOPALAN, PULIMOOTTIL VEEDU, CHERUKUNNAM, DESAM, VARKALA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR SMT.G.VIDYA SRI.SANTHOSH PETER (MAMALAYIL) SMT.C.B.BHAGYALEKSHMI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.I.V.PROMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.1802 of 2007 .................................................................... Dated this the 16th day of January, 2007. JUDGMENT Since confiscation proceedings are pending for the vehicle seized for abkari offence, there will be direction to the second respondent to release the vehicle on petitioner furnishing Bank Guarantee for it's value. There will be further direction to the second respondent to complete the adjudication proceedings within two months from the date of production of copy of this judgment by the petitioner. W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms