IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6853 of 2010(F) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- MARIYAMMA THOMAS, AGED 65 YEARS, W/O.THOMAS ABRAHAM, THEKKATTIL HOUSE, THANNITHODU P.O,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.M.T.SURESHKUMAR, MR.R.RANJITH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIVISIOINAL FOREST OFFICER, RANNI. 2. THE DY. RANGER, THANNITHODU FOREST STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.6853/2010-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a Mahindra Pick-up vehicle bearing registration No.KL-06-B-3945. The vehicle is involved in O.R.No.10/2009 registered by the Tahnnithode Forest Station. The petitioner challenged the notice to produce vehicle issued by second respondent by filing W.P.(C).No.31627/2009 which was dismissed by Ext.P1 Judgment with a direction to the first respondent to finalise the proceedings initiated by him under Section 61A of the Kerala Forest Act within three months from the date of receipt of a copy that Judgment. Ext.P1 is dated 24/11/2009. 2. There were certain intervening events also with regard to interim custody of the vehicle and, finally by Ext.P4 order the authority rejected the application for interim custody but with a further observation that if the petitioner is prepared to deposit the entire value of the vehicle, the vehicle can be released. Subsequently, the petitioner filed Ext.P5 representation seeking to drop the entire proceedings initiated under Section 61A of the Forest Act. W.P.(C). No.6853/2010 -:2:- 3. Already by Ext.P1 Judgment a direction is there to the first respondent to finalise the proceedings initiated under Section 61A of the Kerala Forest Act within a period of three months. The same direction will govern in this writ petition also, and no modification regarding the same is required. Needless to say, while passing orders, Ext.P5 will also be considered. The petitioner will also be given an opportunity to adduce evidence. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms