2025:KER:26651 WP(C)No.10798 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 27TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 10798 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: AKHIL KUMAR, AGED 37 YEARS S/O SASIKRISHNAN, MUNDATHANPLACKEL HOUSE, KODIKULAM WEST VILLAGE,THODUPUZHA TALUK,IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685582 BY ADVS. T.E.ISMAIL MUMNITHA E. MUJEEB K.R.PRATHISH RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER POLICE STATION, KALIYAR KALIYAR P.O IDUKKI, PIN - 685607 2 THE .VILLAGE OFFICER, WEST KODIKULAM, KODIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685582 3 THE THAHASILDHAR, TALUK OFFICE, THODUPUZHA, CIVIL STATION, THODUPUZHA., IDUKKI, PIN - 685584 4 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIDUKKI DISTRICT.IVIL STATION STATION , THODUPUZHA IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685603 OTHER PRESENT: Smt. Deepa V., G.P. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:26651 WP(C)No.10798 of 2025 2 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is challenging Ext.P3 order passed under Sec.20 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 by which the vehicle of the petitioner was confiscated. As far as the challenge against the said order is concerned, I am of the view that, the same need not be entertained by this Court as it is an order appealable under Sec.21 of the Act before the District Court concerned. In such circumstances, this writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to invoke his statutory remedies. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE SM/28.03 2025:KER:26651 WP(C)No.10798 of 2025 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 10798/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE TRUE COPY OF SEIZURE MAHAZAR PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 18/09/2024 Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR SEIZURE AND CUSTODY OF ILLEGALLY STORED MINERALS AND CARRIER CARRYING ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED MINERALS ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 18/09/2024 Exhibit P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 18/01/2025 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE