IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 670 of 2010(G) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- MARIYAMMA THOMAS, AGED 65 YEARS, W/O.THOMAS ABRAHAM, THEKKATTIL HOUSE, THANNITHODU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.T.SURESHKUMAR SRI.RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN SRI.R.RANJITH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, RANNI. 2. THE DY. RANGER, THANNITHODU FOREST STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.SANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.670 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of Mahindra Pickup vehicle with registration No.KL-06-B-3945. The petitioner received the notice dated 2/11/2009 from the 2nd respondent directing her to produce the said vehicle before the forest officials of Thannithodu Forest Station. The vehicle was involved in OR No.10/2009 which was also of Thannithodu Forest Station. It appears that the alleged offence is committed within Thannithodu Food Production area within the jurisdiction of the said Forest Station. 2. The petitioner earlier approached this court and filed W.P.(C).No.31627 of 2009 and this court by Ext.P3 judgment directed to the petitioner to produce the vehicle before the first respondent within one week from the date of the judgment and the petitioner was asked to move the authorized Forest Officer for the interim release of the vehicle. 3. Ext.P5 is copy of the application stated to have been filed by the petitioner in terms of the direction issued by this court. W.P.(C)No.670 of 2010 2 4. The petitioner is aggrieved by the notice Ext.P6 whereby he was informed that the vehicle will be sold in public auction unless he remits the entire value of the vehicle with the Government within 14 days from the date of receipt of the notice. 5. Heard the learned Government Pleader who appeared for the respondents. It is submitted that Ext.P5 has been received only yesterday. 6. In the light of the direction already issued by this court the first respondent is bound to take a decision on Ext.P5 in accordance with law. Ext.P6 cannot therefore be supported and the same is set aside. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 within a period of 2 weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner . T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj