IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2010 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1932 RP.No. 224 of 2010 -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN W.A.NO.174/2010 DATED 3.2.2010 REVIEW PETITIONER(S)/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESETNED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 4. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT/APPELLANT: --------------- BIJU.V, AGED 34 YEARS,S/O.VIJAYACHANDRAN VIJAYAGIRI, MAYYANAD, KOLLAM, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.SOORYA TRADERS(MARGIN FREE MARKET), KOTTIYAM, KOLLAM. ADV. SRI.V.JAYAPRADEEP THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. ------------------------------ R.P. No.224/2010 IN W.A.NO.174/2010 ------------------------------ Dated this, the 26th day of March, 2010 Order Balakrishnan Nair, J. The point raised in this Review Petition is whether the decision pursuant to the seizure of sugar could be taken by the Taluk Supply Officer or by the District Collector. Both sides submitted that the District Collector is competent to take the decision. Accordingly, the judgment under review is modified and it is ordered that the direction in the judgment to the Taluk Supply Officer shall be taken as a direction to the District Collector,Kollam. The said officer shall take a decision within one week from the date of production/receipt of a copy of this order. RP No.224/2010 - 2 - The Review Petition is disposed of as above. K. Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. nm.