IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 1ST OCTOBER 2010 / 9TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30181 of 2010(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SIDHEEQ, S/O.MOHAMMEDUNNI, PARAMBIL PEEDIKA HOUSE, POST ATTASSERY, KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI, SRI.R.SREEHARI. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OTTAPALAM, 679 101. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERPALSSERY, PIN -679 503. 3. JOSEPH VARGHESE, S/O.K.P. BRUNO, KALLUR HOUSE, KANNAMKULANGARA, THRISSUR, PIN- 680 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/10/2010, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 30251 OF 2010 AND WP(C) NO. 30270 OF 2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.30181,30251 & 30270/2010 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the Ist day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners complain that their vehicles bearing registration numbers KL 8N-3956, KL 08 AJ 1737 & KL 12-9284 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, though 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. 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 these Writ Petitions is to direct that the statutory authority, before whom the applications have been made, shall deal with the applications in the light of the provisions of the Act referred above and in the manner as WPC.No. 30181/2010 :2 : directed by the Full Bench of this Court in the judgment referred as above. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/