IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2007 / 15TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 20002 of 2004(F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- U. SURESH, S/O. U. MADHAVAN, AGED 31, UTTUKALATHIL HOUSE, KADALUNDI P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT COMMITTEE (UNDER THE KERALA RIVER, RIVER BANKS PROTECTION AND SAND REMOVAL CONTROL ACT, ACT 18 OF 2001), COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V.MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 20002/2004 F APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE REGISTRATION BOOK OF THE VEHICLE NO. KL-11/F/1973 PAGES NOS. 1 TO 5. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE ORDER BY THE R1 DT. 1/7/04. True copy tga KURIAN JOSEPH J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20002 of 2004 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 6th July, 2007. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is essentially aggrieved by the valuation of vehicle bearing No.KL-11/F-9873. The District Collector has valued the vehicle at Rs.95,000/-. According to the petitioner, being a 1997 vehicle, the vehicle will not fetch that much value. There will be a direction to the Regional Transport Officer, Malappuram to make a fresh assessment of the value of the vehicle with notice to the petitioner, and submit a report to the District Collector. This shall be done within one month from the date of production of a copy of the judgment by the petitioner before the said authority. Based on the report of the R.T.O., if necessary, the value will be refixed by the District Collector. The fate of the bank guarantee executed by the petitioner pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court will depend on the action thus taken by the District Collector. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs OP NO. 2