IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2008 / 27TH ASHADHA 1930 W.P(C).No. 24512 of 2005(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ANEESA, AGED 24 YEARS, W/O.P.A.SALAM, MOOANKADAVU HOUSE, P.O.PERIYA, PULLUR, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KANNUR DIVISION, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY SRI RANJITH THAMPAN, SPL. GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/07/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C).No. 24512/ 2005 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 13/02/2004 BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 5/04/2004 OF THE DEPOSIT TO ENABLE BANK GUARANTEE BY THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 12/04/2004 TO THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 28/07/2005 TO THE PETITIONER. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE scm KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24512 OF 2005 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this Court aggrieved by Exhibit P4 notice whereby the petitioner has been informed that his vehicle No.KL.14/8262 (Jeep) has been confiscated. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no information regarding any such order passed by the competent authority. There is already an interim order as per Exhibit P3 to release the vehicle on bank guarantee. This Court has again directed to keep the bank guarantee alive. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: There will be a direction to the second respondent/ competent authority to pass final orders in the matter with notice to the petitioner, ignoring the orders if any already passed since the same being without notice to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition. Petitioner shall keep the bank guarantee alive till orders are passed as above. W.P.(C) No.24512/05 2 The fate of the bank guarantee will depend on the order passed by the competent authority as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp W.P.(C) No.24512/05 3 KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 24512 OF 2005 J U D G M E N T 18.07.2008