IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2007 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 16245 of 2007(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- JACOB THOMAS @ SABU PASTER, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O THOMAS, VENGANOR HOUSE, VAZHOOR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, O/O ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PALAKKAD. 2. EXCISE RANGE INSPECTOR, AGALI EXCISE RANGE, PALAKKAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.S.V.PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. 16245 OF 2007 H ------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's vehicle has been seized on allegation of commission of an abkari offence. Proceedings for confiscation of the vehicle are pending. The petitioner seeks release of the vehicle pending confiscation proceedings. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that if the petitioner files an application under Rule 4(2)(a) of the Kerala Abkari (Disposal of Confiscated Articles) Rules,1996, the same would be considered and orders passed expeditiously. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction the first respondent to consider and dispose of the application if filed by the petitioner and it is in order. The first respondent shall consider and pass orders on such application within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, Judge Mbs/ WP(C) NO. :-2-: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. :-3-: J U D G M E N T DATED:13-02-2007 WP(C) NO. :-4-: