The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday directed Thanjavur District Election Officer to take an appropriate decision, after the completion of election process in that constituency, on a plea made by a private lodge owner to return Rs.20 lakh seized by election officials on May 15. Justice M.V. Muralidaran passed the order on a writ petition filed by R.M. Baskaran who claimed to be in possession of documents to prove that the money belonged to him and not meant to be distributed to voters in the constituency as suspected by the election officials. — Special Correspondent