1. The District Collector, Tirunelveli District is the writ petitioner. Challenge in this writ petition is to the order passed by the Central Government in Revision Application File No.27(3)2000 - RC-II dated 26.9.2001 [Final order No. 125/2001].

2. The facts of the case are as follows:-

The second respondent Mr.N.Ramesh is presently the Managing Director of Indian Ocean Garnet Sands Company Private Limited, Thoothukudi (hereinafter referred to as the Company). Previously his father T.Manickam was the Managing Director. On 2.10.1995, a lorry bearing Registration No. TN 69 – 2333 which was carrying garnet sand met with an accident within the police limits of Uvari police station. The Inspector of Police registered a case in respect of the said accident and seized the lorry also. The Inspector of Police in turn made a report to the District Collector regarding the sand found in the lorry. The owner of the lorry filed a writ petition before this Court seeking return of sand as well as lorry. This Court appears to have passed a conditional order for the release of sand as well as lorry on deposit of certain amount. Accordingly, they were returned. Thereafter, a show cause