IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2010 / 5TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2276 of 2010(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- NIPU KUMAR,S/O.BABU,DEVASAM NIKARATHIL HOUSE,5,NORTH KALAMASSERY,KALAMASSERY MUNICIPALITY. BY ADV. MR.O.D.SIVADAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE PROJECT ENGINEER,CORPORATION OF KOCHI,CORPORATION OFFICE,ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CITY TRAFIC,KOCHI CITY,EDAPALLY. R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN, R1 & R2 BY MR. C.M. SURESH BABU, SC, KOCHI CORPORATION. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.2276 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of KL7/BL 3382 autorickshaw. The said vehicle was involved in an accident on 17.01.2010 at about 3 a.m near Kacherippady in Ernakulam. It is the case of the petitioner that the formalities pursuant to the same have been completed but still the vehicle is kept without releasing to him. It is submitted by the petitioner that presumably the vehicle is being kept without releasing to him in the light of Exhibit P6 notice issued by the Cochin Corporation. 2. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the formalities as far as the Police have now been completed and if the petitioner approaches the 3rd respondent, the vehicle can be released. There will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to release the vehicle to the petitioner on the petitioner approaching him. The W.P.(C) No.2276/2010 2 liability, if any, sought to be imposed by the Corporation cannot deter the 3rd respondent from releasing the vehicle. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp