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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V. KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
SHIBU PAUL T – Appellant
Versus
THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's ownership status and vehicle seizure. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. absence of survey number in seizure effects. (Para 4) |
| 3. final directives regarding vehicle release conditions. (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT
This writ petition is filed with following prayers:
“(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction commanding the respondents to release the vehicle bearing Registration No. KL-40-Q-1017 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 herein is the owner and operator of an Excavator bearing registration No.KL-40-Q-1017. On 06.01.2026, the 4th respondent police seized the Excavator stating that the petitioner violated the provisions of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 . Aggrieved
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