IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 30TH APRIL 2009 / 10TH VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 12527 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAYADEVAN, S/O.KRISHNAN, ALAMPARA HOUSE, PULAMANTOLE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DILIP MOHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE S.I. OF POLICE, PERINTHALMANNA POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.C. NO. 12527 OF 2009 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 30th day of April, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by the seizure of his vehicle bearing Reg.No.KL-10/B 8746 at the instance of the respondents under the Kerala Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 and thus seeking to quash Ext.P1 order passed by the first respondent. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the position of law has been made clear by a Division Bench of this Court vide Ext.P2 judgment and that following the said decision, various other verdicts have already been passed by this Court as evident from Ext.P4(wrongly shown as Ext.P2 in I.A.5528/09). 3. After hearing both the sides, it is found proper to dispose of the matter in the light of the above verdicts and accordingly, there will be a direction to the respondents to release the interim custody of the vehicle belonging to the petitioner on condition that the petitioner deposits an W.P.C. 12527 OF 2009 -:2:- amount of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) and also executes a bond not to alienate or otherwise create any encumbrance over the vehicle until the proceedings initiated are finalized. 4. It is also made clear that necessary endorsements shall be made in the R.C.Book in the above regard and appropriate steps shall be taken to release the vehicle as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within three weeks. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. ul/-