IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2010 / 17TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 526 of 2010(M) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. ALBY.E., S/O.ELLADISH, AGED 60 YEARS, ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 2. SELASTIN.M., ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 3. PAULY JULIAN, SANTHIPURAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 4. FRANCIS.T., ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 5. DENSON.K., ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 6. JESSAYYAN, ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 7. AROGYAM, ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 8. DEVADASAN.D., LIVIN COTTAGE, PUTHUKURICHY. 9. EDWARD, KAMBIKKAKAM HOUSE, VALLIYVELI. 10. JAMES.O., ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 11. VINCENT, ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 12. PATHROSE, THERUVIL THAIVILAKOM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. WP(C).No. 526 of 2010 -2- 13. REETHAS, ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 14. ROBERT.K., ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 15. SELVAYYAN, THERUVIL THAIVILAKOM, PUTHUKURICHY. 16. VARGHESE, ARUTHIYILPURAYIDAM, MARIYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. 17. AUGUSTIN.M., PUTHUVEL PURAYIDOM, PALLITHURA P.O., TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.R.SATISH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, KOLLAM. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTIYAM POLICE STATION, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 526 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are fishermen having Outboard Engine Boat doing fishing at Puthukurichi, Marianad in Trivandrum District. They are getting 129 litres of kerosene each under valid permit. True copies of the permits have been produced as Ext.P1 series. Fourth respondent and party seized the lorry carrying 2200 litres of kerosene on 5.12.2009. Petitioners have filed claim petition as per Ext.P2 before the District Collector. They seek for a direction to the District Collector to consider the claim petition filed by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2, after hearing a representative of the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. There will also be a direction to the respondents not to sell kerosene pending W.P ( C) No. 526 of 2010 2 consideration of the claim petition filed by the petitioners. Writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE ma W.P ( C) No. 526 of 2010 3