IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2009 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 35619 of 2008(M) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ AMMINI, W/O MATHEW, ETTUPANKIL HOUSE, SEETHATHODU, VALUPARA, RANNY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS SMT.NISHA JOHN RESPONDENTS : -------------------------- 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, RANNY, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE FOREST OFFICER, KOCHUKOICKAL BEAT, FOREST STATION, RANNY DIVISION, PATHANAMTHITTA. *3. VIJAYAN, KALARICKAL VEETTIL, MUNDANPARA, PATHANAMTHITTA. *4. SMT. THANKAMANI, THULASI BHAVANAM, MUNDANPARA, PATHANAMTHITTA. ADV. SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN FOR ADDL.3,4 SRI. SANDESH RAJA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1 (* R3 AND R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 20/03/2009 IN I.A. NO.769/2009) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 35619/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE KL 5 Q 5557 IN THE NAME OF PETITIONER ALONG WITH THE GOODS CARRIAGE PERMIT. EXHIBIT P2: TRUE COPY OF THE MAHAZAR PREPARED IN O.R. NO.15/08 OF CHITTAR FOREST STATION. EXHIBIT P3: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 3/10/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4: TRUE COPY OF THE KUTTI MAHAZAR DATED 12/11/2008 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13/8/2008 IN W.A. NO.1692/2008. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT R3(a): PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE PATTA CONTAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE ADDL. 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT R4(a): PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE PATTA CONTAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE ADDL. 4TH RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A TO JUDGE scm ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 35619 of 2008 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT During the pendency of proceedings under Section 61 of the Kerala Forest Act initiated against the petitioner, in respect of a Mini lorry bearing registration No. KL-05-Q-5557, this writ petition was filed praying for its release. Today when the matter was taken up for orders, learned Government pleader made available order dated 12/03/2009 issued by the Authorized Officer confiscating the vehicle. In view of the above, this writ petition is closed leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the remedies against the said order, if he is aggrieved by the same. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE scm