IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 11138 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAJEEV, S/O.BALAGOPALAN, MADAMBATHKARA VEETTIL HOUSE, KURUVAMBALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLATHUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. MR.P.N.SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO.11139/2009 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) Nos.11138 & 11139 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, the petitioners claim to be the registered owners of the vehicles bearing Regn.Nos.KL-10/V-4020. & KL-10/C-2403. According to the petitioners, proceedings have been initiated against the vehicles under the Kerala Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 and such proceedings are pending before the 1st respondent. In the meanwhile, the petitioners sought release of the vehicles, and as orders have not been passed, these writ petitions have been filed. 2. Taking into account the above, these writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions:- (1) That the petitioners herein shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- each with the 1st respondent. (2) They shall also execute a bond undertaking that they shall produce the vehicles as and when called for, and shall not alienate or encumber the same during the pendency of the proceedings. (3) Appropriate endorsement shall be made in the Registration WP(C) No.11138 & 11139/2009 -2- Certificates of the vehicles. 3. Subject to the compliance of the above, the 1st respondent shall order release the vehicles to the petitioners. It is made clear that it will be open to the 1st respondent to finalise the proceedings in accordance with law. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg