JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with following prayers :

i) “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writs, orders or directions commanding the respondents to release/return the Excavator seized by the 3rd respondent unconditionally to the petitioner, forthwith;

ii) Declare that the seizure of the excavator owned by the petitioner as per Exhibit P2 mahzar by the 2nd respondent is perse illegal;

iii) Dispense with the filing of English translation of Vernacular documents;

iv) Grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case “ [sic]

2. On 05.02.2026, the excavator owned by the petitioner was hired for the purpose of making platforms for the cultivation of bananas and plantains in the property of Smt. Mani w/o Vijayan is the submission. The 3^rd respondent herein came and seized the vehicle stating that the properties are included in the Data Bank and the work done by the petitioner