IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33644 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VIJAYA RAGHAVAN, S/O. RAGHAVAN NAIR, IRIKKALIL HOUSE, VETTUKADU, PUTHUR VILLAGE, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.ANOOP SMT.R.KRISHNA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, THRISSUR, PIN-680 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 001. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR, PIN-680 001. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. MR.P.NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No.33644 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P3 order passed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate giving interim custody of the vehicle on the petitioner remitting 30% of the value assessed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector. Petitioner submits that the value assessed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector is exorbitant and unrealistic and it is on that basis this writ petition is filed. 2. This Court has no expertise to fix the value of the vehicle and such exercise is to be undertaken by the officers of the Motor Vehicles Department. Ext.P3 shows that the value mentioned therein has been fixed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector and there is nothing on record to show that the said value assessed is perverse. Therefore, I am not persuaded to interfere with Ext.P3. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma