IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31913 of 2011(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SANTHOSH P.K., S/O.KUVADASAN, PATHIYATTIL HOUSE, MUDUR P.O., VATTAMKULAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR SMT.SMITHA BABU RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TIRUR, PIN-676 101. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHANGARAMKULAM POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 575. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2011, ALONG WITH WPC.NO.31934/2011 AND WPC.NO.31939/2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.31913/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE MAHAZAR PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 25/11/2011. P2 COPY OF THE G.O.(MS)NO.85/2010 DATED 5/4/2010 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C)s.31913, 31934 & 31939/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 30th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioners in these writ petitions is that the vehicles loaded with red earth, have been seized by the second respondent alleging violation of the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. Their grievance is that despite the above, the vehicles have not been produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate for further action. 2. The grievance being the above, the writ petitions are disposed of directing that on the production of a copy of this judgment, the second respondent will produce the vehicles before the jurisdictional Magistrate for further action. Needless to say that on such production, it will be open to the petitioners to make application for interim custody of the vehicles in question, in which event, it will be open to the Magistrate concerned, to deal with the same, in accordance with law. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs