Nagarajan v. The District Revenue Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Provisional release of seized vehicle pending confiscation; PDS rice smuggling (1050 kgs); Crime No. 109/2025, Civil Supplies CID Madurai; Clause 6(4) Tamil Nadu Scheduled Commodities (RDCS) Order, 1982; Section 7(1)(a)(ii) Essential Commodities Act, 1955; writ of mandamus under Article 226; Mahindra Belero Maxi Pickup TN-74-BB-2898; deposit of Rs.25,000/- with District Revenue Officer adjustable against confiscation order; charity payment Rs.5,000/-; valuation Rs.1,35,000/-; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; disposed at admission; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at admission with consent of counsel: provisional release of the seized Mahindra Belero Maxi Pickup (Regn. No. TN-74-BB-2898) to the petitioner, conditional on depositing Rs.25,000/- with the first respondent and paying Rs.5,000/- to Rojavanam, Home for aged and poor, within 15 days from receipt of a copy of the order; the Rs.25,000/- deposit is adjustable against the confiscation order to be passed by the first respondent; no costs.