IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2008 / 3RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 13726 of 2006(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- K.K.SUDARSANAN, ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, (BIODIVERSITY CELL), O/O.THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (WILDLIFE), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMINISTRATION), VAZHUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SUSEELA R.BHAT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.13726/2006 H APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.B6/51307/97 DTD. 21/03/2002 ISSED BY R2. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 16/11/2005 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R1. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 13726 of 2006 -------------------------- Dated this the 23rd January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to return the documents Sl. Nos. 32 to 38 and 40 as marked in the departmental investigation conducted against the petitioner. In the statement filed by the 1st respondent as directed by this Court, it is recorded as follows: “It is submitted that the 49 documents which are seized during the house search are now actually under the custody of the Court of Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram. If the petitioner wants to get back these documents he can approach the Honourable court of Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge. It is humbly submitted that the Investigating Agency is not in a position to release any of the above documents without specific orders of the Special Judge.” In the circumstances, it is up to the petitioner to approach the Court of Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Trivadrum. Giving the petitioner the liberty to do so, the writ petition is closed. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007