P.Ananda Shetty vs Divisional Forest Officer on 18 December, 2008

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 37505 of 2008(M)


1. P.ANANDA SHETTY
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,
                       ...       Respondent

2. FOREST RANGE OFFICER,KASARAGODE.

                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.V.ASOKAN

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN

 Dated :18/12/2008

 O R D E R
                             S. Siri Jagan, J.
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                     W. P (C) No. 37505 of 2008
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               Dated this, the 18th December, 2008.

                            J U D G M E N T

Petitioner’s vehicle has been seized on allegation of commission

of a forest offence with that vehicle. O.R No. 14/2008 of Forest

Range Office, Kasaragod has been registered in respect of the same.

Confiscation proceedings under Section 61A of the Kerala Forest Act

are pending. Pending further proceedings , by Ext. P2 petition, the

petitioner requested for interim custody of the vehicle. Petitioner’s

grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being considered

by the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st

respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P2 expeditiously.

2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also.

3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this

writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and

pass orders on Ext. P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate,

within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge.

Tds/

[True copy]

P.S to Judge.