IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 22ND MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3993 of 2011(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- MUHAMMED AMMEEN, S/O. ABDUL RAHMAN, ULLADATH HOUSE, EDATHALA.P.O., ALUVA EAST VILLAGE, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETRARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATTY POLICE STATION, KORATTY, THRISSUR-680 308. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. T.K.VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.3993 OF 2011 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. While the petitioner complains harassment at the hands of the police, learned Government Pleader submits that another person who is the registered owner of the vehicle in question had produced the papers in relation to the vehicle and stated that the said vehicle is in the unlawful possession of the petitioner. We do not find that the police is without jurisdiction to ask the petitioner to show the papers under which he holds the vehicle in terms of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Rules framed thereunder. We are sure that the police will not act except in accordance with law. We direct that any proceedings against the petitioner by the police shall be in strict conformity with the rule of law. It is made clear that if a WPC.3993/11 2 crime is registered, the vehicle could also be seized. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, Judge. kkb.11/2.