IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WA.No. 1481 of 2010() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.16762/2010 Dated 04/08/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER: --------------------------------------------- K.P.ABDUL MAJEED, S/O.ABOOBAKCER,KOLLAMPARAMBAN, MAMPAD P.O.,NILAMBUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NILAMBUR NORTH DIVISION, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, EDAVANNA RANGE, NILAMBUR. 3. THE DEPUTY RANGER, KODUMPUZHA FOREST STATION, EDAVANNA RANGE, NILAMBUR. R1 TO R3 BY SPL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.P.PRAKASH THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010 ALONG WITH WPC.NO.16762 OF 2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- Writ Appeal No.1481 of 2010 and WPC No.16762 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd September, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. The Writ Appeal is filed against the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge directing release of consignment of logs of rose wood on depositing the value assessed by the department for the timber. Even though the State has not filed writ appeal against the interim order, we feel the same order will adversely affect the State as well. Since the identity of the timber and source are contested, certainly, the timber has to be available for completing the adjudication, particularly to verify the genuineness of the source. Further, since the timber is under the custody of the department for an year, we feel the interests of both sides will be protected if early adjudication is completed. We, therefore, called for the writ petition also. 2. Heard both sides. We proceed to dispose of both writ appeal No.1481/2010 & WPC No.16762/2010 2 the writ appeal and writ petition under this common judgment. 3. The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to complete the adjudication within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce copy of the judgment, co-operate with the authority and appear before them for adjudication within the time stated above. The Writ Appeal is closed as infructuous. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/