K.Thiruvenkatam v. The Sub Inspector of Police,Civil Supplies C.I.D.,Dindigul District
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 226
Key paragraphs
- Para 77. The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Crl. Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To:The Sub Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D.,Dindigul District.+1cc to Mr.G.Gomathi Sankar, Advocate, Sr.No.24965W.P.(MD)No.8314 of 201127.7.2011sslSMA/05.8.2011/3C/2P
Judgment
1BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURTDATED : 27.07.2011 CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKARW.P.(MD)No.8314 of 2011K.Thiruvenkatam... PetitionerVs.The Sub Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D.,Dindigul District. ... RespondentPRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of Indiapraying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to release the lorry bearing Registration No.TN-57-Z-0151seized by the respondent on 15.07.2011 to the petitioner. For Petitioner ...Mr.G.Gomathi SankarFor Respondents ...Mr.M.GovindanSpecial Government Pleader.ORDERThis writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue awrit of Mandamus directing the respondent to release the lorry bearing Registration No.TN-57-Z-0151 seized by the respondent on15.07.2011 to the petitioner.
Heard Mr.G.Gomathi Sankar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Govindan, learned Special Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondent.
By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.
The petitioner is the owner of the lorry bearing RegistrationNo. TN-57-Z-0151 and the respondent seized the same on 15.07.2011 and further, he made a representation to the respondent on 22.07.2011 to release the vehicle.
The learned Counsel for the petitioner relies on the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in Deputy Commissioner of CivilSupplies, City South, Chennai and another v. S.Damodaran reported in(2007) 3 MLJ 196.
In view of the decision of the Division Bench of this Court, the petitioner is given liberty to approach the competent authority with an application for release of the vehicle concerned and as and when such application is filed, the authority shall consider the same https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one week after such filing of the application.
Operative part
The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Crl. Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To:The Sub Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D.,Dindigul District.+1cc to Mr.G.Gomathi Sankar, Advocate, Sr.No.24965W.P.(MD)No.8314 of 201127.7.2011sslSMA/05.8.2011/3C/2P
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
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