IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 16TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 24634 of 2007(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SMT. PATHUKUTTY, W/O.LATE M.T.KHADER, MACHINGATHODI, AMBALAVATTOM, PANAMANNA,OTTAPALAM. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PALAKKAD. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OTTAPALAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.24634 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T Exhibit-P4 is a seizure report, on the basis of which, the petitioner states that vehicle No KL-10-J 432 was seized by the 1st respondent and presently kept in the Ottappalam Police Station. Though the petitioner has produced Exhibit-P5, an application made before the 1st respondent for compounding the offences and for release of the vehicle. Learned Government Pleader on instruction submits that the same has not been received by the 1st respondent till date. Be that as it may, I make it clear that it will be open to the petitioner to make an application to the 1st respondent for compounding the offences and to release the vehicle, in which event, it is entirely for the 1st respondent to consider the same on its merits and pass orders, in accordance with law. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007