IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29152 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- ISMAIL P, S/O.AYAMMA, MUNDODAN HOUSE, CHERINGAKUNDU,KAVANOOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR SMT.SMITHA BABU RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AREACODE, POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-673 639. SR.GOVT.PLEADER SMT.M.J.RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.29152/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RDO PERINTHALMANNA DATED 24.10.11. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 29152 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing Regn.No.KL-10AC/9270 has been detained on the allegation that the vehicle was 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 petitioner, though he has made application for interim custody of the vehicle, his application was not considered. With this grievance, this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. A Full Bench of this Court in Shan C.T. v. 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 this Writ Petition is to direct that the statutory authority, before whom the application has been made, shall deal with the application 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. WPC No. 29152/11 :2 : 3. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp