IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 9TH AUGUST 2011 / 18TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21693 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.K.JACOB, S/O.KORUTH DANIEL, KUNNATHU KUZHIYIL,NIRANAM PO,THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. MR. T.P.PRADEEP RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE S.I. OF POLICE, KOIPURAM POLICE STATION,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. PIN 689 645. 2. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ,PIN 695 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 21693 OF 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT. P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF R.C. BOOK OF TIPPER LORRY EXT. P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE FIR DATED 29.07.2011 EXT. P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 28.01.2011 EXT. P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPOUNDING PETITION DATED 02.08.2011 EXT. P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED UNDER SRO 827/91 PUBLISHED ON 26.06.1991 EXT. P6 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN W.P. (C)NO. 34564 OF 2010 DATED 18.11.2010 /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No . 21693 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 9th August , 2011 JUDGMENT The vehicle bearing No. KL 17 C 9320 belonging to the petitioner was seized by the 1st respondent on 29.07.2011, allegedly in connection with an offence punishable under Section 4 r/w 21 of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in spite of approaching the second respondent by filing Ext. P4 representation for compounding the offence, no positive steps have been taken so as to have the proceedings finalized, which made the petitioner to approach this Court by filing the present Writ Petition.. It is also pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the first respondent, who is the concerned S.I. of Police, is duly authorised to have the offence compounded, as borne by Ext. P5. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4. In the said circumstances, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P4, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 'two weeks' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. W.P. (C) No. 21693 of 2011 : 2 : Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for further steps. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd