IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 15TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 23830 of 2010(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SUBHADRAMMAL, AGED 38 YEARS, D/O.LAKSHMIAMMAL, MUKALUPARAMBIL HOUSE, VALLICODE VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANANTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESETEND BY THE REVENUE SECRETARY, DEPARTMETN OF REVENUE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDL. R4 IMPLEADED 4. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,ADOOR. *ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD.06/09/2010 IN IA. NO.12260/2010. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2010, ALONG WITH WPC. NOS.27570 OF 2010 & 27509 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos. 23830, 27509 and 27570 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 6th day of September, 2010 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. 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 directed by the Full Bench of this Court in the judgment referred as above. WPC.23830/10 & connected cases : 2 : The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge