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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
ESSY T SAMUEL – Appellant
Versus
DISTRICT COLLECTOR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. vehicle seizure details and statutory analysis. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments regarding ownership and data bank status. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's observations on discretion and statutory interpretation. (Para 6) |
| 4. conditions for vehicle release established. (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT
This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:
“(i) a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction commanding the respondents to release the vehicle bearing Registration No. KL-40-C-6516 to the petitioner within a time stipulated by this Hon’ble Court;
(ii) a declaration that the seizure of the vehicle owned by the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, and without authority of law;
(iii) to dispense with the requirement of filing translations of vernacular documents produced as Exhibits in this Writ Petition; and (iv) to issue any other writ, order, or direction that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”[SIC]
2. The petitioner is the owner of a tipper lorry bearing Registration No. KL-40-C-6516. On 06.01.2026, the said vehicle was seized by the 4th respondent on the apprehension that it was allegedly used for transporting
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