(1.) C. A. No. 3214 of 1989.
(2.) In these appeals, two transport vehicles belonging to the respondents carrying paddy were seized by the Police for the alleged contravention of Food Control Orders. Applications were filed before the Deputy Commissioner for release of said vehicles. By order dated 16-2-1989 the Deputy Commissioner passed an order directing the release of the vehicles in question on their furnishing Bank Guarantee in a sum of Rupees three lakhs each. That order was challenged before the High Court of Karnataka by filing Writ Petitions Nos. 3563 and 3579 of 1989. The High Court following its earlier decision in Rudolph Fernandes v. Deputy Commissioner, D. K., (1984) 1 Kant LJ 200 : (AIR 1984 Kant 106) (C. A. No. 3214/89 before us) allowed the writ petitions and reduced the fine amount to rupees 10,000/- each.
(3.) Both the orders are challenged before us in these appeals.