IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 27TH BHADRA 1930 W.A.No.1892 of 2008 ------------------------------------- AGAINST THE INTERIM ORDER IN W.P.(C).NO.15847/2008, DATED 26/06/2008 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER:- -------------------------------------- SUBRAMANIAN, S/O.PARANGODANKUTTY, KIZHAKKETHIL HOUSE, KANJIRAMUKKU P.O., PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, PONNANI TALUK, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PONNANI POLICE STATION, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu, C.J. & A.K.Basheer, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.A.No.1892 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 18th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. This Writ Appeal is directed against an interim order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C).No.15847 of 2008, dated 26.06.2008. (2) The learned Single Judge has refused to grant the interim relief, primarily on the ground of delay and laches on the part of the appellant/petitioner in approaching this Court. Admittedly, the vehicle of the petitioner was seized by the respondent authorities some time in October, 2007. The petitioner has approached this Court, for the first time, on 26th of May, 2008. There is enormous delay. The said delay, in our opinion, is fatal to the proceedings. Therefore, in our opinion, the learned Single Judge has, rightly, refused to grant the interim relief as sought for by the petitioner. We do not see any error, whatsoever, in the orders passed by the learned Single Judge, which would call for our interference in appeal. Therefore, the Writ Appeal requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice A.K.Basheer vku/- Judge