Take care of confiscated vehicles: HC

Take care of confiscated vehicles: HC18 Dec 2007, 0153 hrs IST,TNN

BANGALORE: The High Court on Monday observed that guidelines need to be evolved to prevent confiscated vehicles from becoming obsolete and unusable. "We've found these vehicles parked for months and years together in front of police stations. They are battered by the elements when the confiscation proceedings are being held. This problem can be solved by issuing guidelines - akin to taking bank guarantee. We'll consider this aspect when we pass orders in these cases," a division Bench headed by Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph remarked. It refused the petitioners' plea to release four JCBs seized by the Lok Ayukta police for indulging in illegal mining in Chitradurga.
The Bench directed the Holalkere JMFC to dispose of the confiscation proceedings within six weeks. The court has summoned the owners for the hearing on December 24. Advocate-general B V Acharya, representing the Lok Ayukta, said the JCBs were seized with 18,500 tonnes of ore - valued at Rs 2 crore - on June 13, 2007.