IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 5301 of 2010(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- AJAYAKUMAR.K.V., AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.K.K.VASUDEVAN, KAVILAYIL HOUSE,VKD 1/8, NARIYAPURAM PO, VALLIKKODE VILLAGE, BHUVANESHWARAM, KOZHANCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAKIR.K.H. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDALAM POLICE STATION. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ADOOR. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER: SRI P N SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.5301 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT Aggrieved by the order passed by the District Collector with regard to the conditions imposed for release of the vehicle by way of interim custody, this writ petition has been filed. In Ext.P3 the value of the vehicle has been fixed Rs.2.75 lakhs by the Adoor Joint Regional Transport Officer. According to the petitioner the vehicle is a 1999 model one and the actual value is far less as he purchased only for an amount of Rs.1,57,500/- as evidenced by Ext.P2. 2. Ext.P4 is the further representation submitted by the petitioner to refix the value. Evidently by Ext.P3 the value has been fixed by the District Collector in tune with report of the Joint Regional Transport Officer, Adoor. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the District Collector may pass a final order within a time frame after affording an opportunity to the petitioner to raise objection in all matters including the value fixed. 4. There will be a direction to the District Collector to pass an appropriate final order after hearing the petitioner WPC.No.5301/2010 : 2 : within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The value of the vehicle fixed in Ext.P3 will be treated as provisional. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) skj