W.P.(MD).No.19427 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.07.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P(MD).No.19427 of 2025 R.Mareeswaran ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Revenue Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi. 2.The Inspector of Police, CSCID Police Station, Tirunelveli District. ...Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to release the petitioner's Mahindra Pickup truck with bearing registration number TN 67 BP 3155 from their custody. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sankar For R1 : Mr.C.Satheesh Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.19427 of 2025 ORDER This Writ Petition is disposed of at the time of admission after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate for respective respondents. 2. This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to release the petitioner's Mahindra Pickup truck with bearing registration number TN 67 BP 3155 from their custody. 3. The learned Government Advocate appears on behalf of the first respondent would submit that the order has been passed by the first respondent in his proceeding, dated 15.07.2025 bearing reference COLR/5361/2024-Q1 and the copy of the said order has been produced before this Court. 4. In the aforesaid order, a sum of Rs.74,500/- has been ordered to be paid by the petitioner in the light of admission. An operative portion of the order is read as under: ,;t;tof;fpy; jhf;fy; nra;ag;gl;Ls;s Mtzq;fs; kw;Wk; thf;F 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.19427 of 2025 %yq;fs; vd;dhy; ftdKld; guprPyiy nra;ag;gl;lJ. ,jpy; Fw;wk; rhl;lg;gl;Ls;s egu; Neupy; tprhuizf;F M[uhfp Fw;wj;ij xg;Gf;nfhz;Ls;sjhy; ,t;tof;fpy; ifg;gw;wg;gl;Ls;s 1120 fpNyh nghJ tpepNahfpj;jpl;l muprpia muRf;F Mjhakhf;fpAk; ,dp ,J Nghd;w jtWfspy; <Lglf;$lhJ vd vjpupia vr;rupj;Jk; ifg;gw;wg;gl;Ls;s thfdj;jpw;F &.74>500 (&gha; vOgj;J ehd;fhapuj;J Ie;EW kl;Lk;) mguhjk; tpjpj;J cj;jutplg;gLfpwJ. Nkw;gb mguhj njhifapid fPo;fz;l muRf;fzf;fpy; nrYj;jplTk; Mizaplg;gLfpwJ. 5. Since the petitioner has an appellate remedy before the Sessions Court under the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, he is at liberty to workout his remedy before the concerned Sessions Court in the manner known to law. 6. With the above liberty, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. 18.07.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.19427 of 2025 Indu C.SARAVANAN, J. Indu To 1.The District Revenue Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi. 2.The Inspector of Police, CSCID Police Station, Tirunelveli District. W.P(MD).No.19427 of 2025 18.07.2025 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.19427 of 2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis