IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36774 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SAJU, KANDATHIL VEEDU, VILANGAD.P.O, KALLACHI, VADAKKARA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SMT.VIJAYAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR IN CHARGE OF DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY GP SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).36774/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges Ext.P2 by which he is informed that the competent mechanical engineer of the Excise Department has valued the vehicle of the petitioner as Rs.1,60,000/- and that the petitioner may take interim custody of his vehicle on payment of that amount. Said decision is in terms of the statutory rules. There is no error of jurisdiction or legal infirmity in the impugned order in view of Section 4 (2)(a) of the Kerala Abkari (Disposal of Confiscated Articles) Rules. Hence writ petition is dismissed. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge mrcs