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. 11772 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NELSON, S/O.THOMAS, KODAKODI HOUSE, VELLAMUNDA, KOTTARAKUNNU POST, MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.AUGUSTINE JOSEPH SRI.K.S.ROCKEY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NORTH WAYANAD FOREST DIVISION, MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD. 2. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN 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.11772/2010-V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is seeking for a direction to release the vehicle, namely, KL-12-A-8120 which is involved in a forest offence. The vehicle was taken into custody on 09/03/2010 alleging illicit transportation of two pieces of rose wood. Proceedings under Section 61A of the Act is now pending. It is upto the petitioner to move the Divisional Forest Officer under Section 53 of the Forest Act. If such an application is filed along with a copy of this Judgment, the Divisional Forest Officer will consider the same in accordance with law and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of three weeks. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms