IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2011 / IST POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 32888 of 2011(I) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ ABOOBACKER C , AGED 26 YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMEDKUTTY, CHEERANGAN HOUSE, KADAMPUZHA P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. (REGISTERED OWNER OF KL-05/B-7965). BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE TIRUR, TIRUR P.O., 676 101, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTTIPPURAM POLICE STATION,KUTTIPPURAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-679 571. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.M.J.RAJASREE SPL. GOVT. PLEADER .SRI.M.P.PRAKASH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.32888/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS P1l:- COPY OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 7/12/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos. 32888 & 32894 of 2011 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 9th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners complain that their vehicles have been detained on the allegation that these vehicles were used for transportation of river sand in violation of the provisions contained in the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. According to the petitioners, they have made applications for interim custody of the vehicles, their applications were not considered. With this common grievance, these Writ Petitions have been filed. 2. A Full Bench of this Court in Shan C.T. Vs. State of Kerala [2010 (3) KHC 333] has laid down the manner in which such applications for interim custody should be dealt with. Therefore, all that is necessary in these Writ Petitions is to direct the statutory authority, before whom the applications have been made, to deal with the applications W.P.(C) No.32888&32894/2011 : 2 : in the light of the provisions of the Act referred above and in the manner as directed by the Full Bench of this Court in the judgment referred as above. Ordered accordingly. 3. Petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/12/12 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge