IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 13356 of 2001(M) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BABY AUGUSTINE, S/O. AUGUSTINE, THAYYEIL HOUSE, CHITTOOR P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE MECHERIL SRI.SERGI JOSEPH THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MANARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. FOREST RANGE OFFICER, AGALI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. DEPUTY RANGER, FOREST STATION, NELLIPATHY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI RANJITH THAMPAN THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP NO.21256/2001 DISMISSED 4/1/08 SD/- T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDG. APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 2.4.2001 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BEFORE SI OF POLICE, AGALI DT.5.4.2001 EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF THE judgment IN OP 13896/98 DT.30.7.98 // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.13356 of 2001-M - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The original petition was filed mainly for a direction to the respondents to release the jeep bearing registration No. KL.W 1132 to the petitioner pending disposal of the adjudication proceedings under Section 61-A of the Kerala Forest Act. As per the interim order in C.M.P. No.21256/2001, this court was pleased to direct the petitioner to produce a bank guarantee for the value of the vehicle as may be fixed by a competent Mechanical Engineer, as a condition for releasing of the vehicle. In the light of the above interim order, no further orders are called for. Needless to say that if the confiscation proceedings end in favour of the petitioner, he will be relieved of the liability that is imposed as per the interim order. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.13356 of 2001-M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 4th January, 2008.