IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2010 / 14TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30070 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER : ------------------ SHIBUKUMAR K.C., KUNNEL HOUSE, KUNTHIRICKAL P.O., THALAVADY, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI. T.P. PRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. PIN – 689 645. 2. THE R.D.O., THIRUVALLA – 689 111. 3. THE S.I. OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA – 689 111. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 30070 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 6th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the owner of a tipper lorry bearing registration No.KL-04-W-1926. According to the petitioner, while the vehicle was engaged in the transportation of red soil for PWD road work, the third respondent took the vehicle into custody. In this writ petition, petitioner challenges the seizure and prays for an order releasing the vehicle. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that in respect of the aforesaid incident, crime No.1296/2010 alleging offences under the provisions of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 has been registered against the petitioner, at the Thiruvalla Police Station. It is stated that the FIR has been lodged before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thiruvalla. 3. Now that the crime has been registered and FIR is lodged as above, the petitioner will have to move appropriate WPC.30070/10 : 2 : application before the Court and with that liberty, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks