IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2010 / 23TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1064 of 2010(G) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SHAJAN.A.P, S/O.PORINCHU, ARANGASSERY HOUSE, AGED 42 YEARS, P.O.MUNDUR, KILALOOR DESOM, THENGALOOR VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. (RC OWNER OF KL-48-6551). BY ADV. MR.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THRISSUR. 2. GEOLOGIST, OFFICE OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THRISSUR. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPPAD POLICE STATION, VALAPPAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.1064 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a Mini lorry bearing Registration No.KL-48-6551. The said vehicle was seized by the 3rd respondent alleging offences punishable under Sections 4(1A) read with Section 21(1) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. Exhibit P2 is the copy of the seizure mahazar and Exhibit P3 is the F.I. statement. 2. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the 2nd respondent to allow the application for compounding the offence submitted as per Exhibit P4. Learned Government Pleader submitted that the 2nd respondent is not competent to allow the application and the petitioner will have to file appropriate request before the 3rd respondent and if such a request is filed, the 3rd respondent will take appropriate action in accordance with law. Since the vehicle is now seized by the 3rd respondent, if the petitioner makes an application within a period of five days from W.P.(C) No.1064/2010 2 today, the same will be entertained and appropriate action will be taken without any delay, at any rate, it will be finalised within a period of ten days. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp