Anoop v. Vijayasankar
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner alleged the respondent failed to release seized vehicles despite a prior High Court order for release. The Court observed the vehicles were under Magistrate custody. It closed the contempt case, reserving liberty to approach the Magistrate for custody. Release remains the Magistrate's discretion. (2 paragraphs)
What did the court decide?
The Contempt of Court Case stands closed reserving liberty to move the Magistrate's Court for obtaining custody.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN
TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JULY 2015/30TH ASHADHA, 1937
Con.Case(C).No. 1035 of 2015 (S)
-----------------------------------------------------(AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C).NO. 19523/2015 DATED 03-07-2015) ---------------------
PETITIONER(S):
1. ANOOP, S/O APPU,AGED 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO. 6/237, VADENETH HOUSE,
- KAKKAD, THIRUVANIYOOR , ERNAKULAM-682 305
2. SURESH .M.S.,S/O SHIVAN,AGED 44 YEARS,
- EDATHATTU HOUSE, MAMALA, ERNAKULAM.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether vehicles seized and released by a lower court remain under the control of the seizing officer despite a subsequent court order releasing them.
Whether the respondent can be held in contempt for not releasing the vehicles since they came under the custody of the Judicial First Class Magistrate.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Anoop
- respondent
Vijayasankar
Coram
K. VINOD CHANDRAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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