IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 18TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 26339 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- MUHAMMED SAMEER S/O.ALI, PATTAMBI HOUSE, VAZHENKADA PO ALIPARAMBA, PERINTHALMANNA BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHERPLASSERY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT ADDL.R3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OTAPALAM . (ADDL.R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN IA NO.12316/2010 DATED 9/9/2010) GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/09/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NOS.27959/10 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 26339, 27959, 28002, 28026, 28032, 28072, 28073 & 28075 OF 2010 =========================== Dated this the 9th 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, 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 directed by the Full Bench of this Court in the judgment referred as above. WPC Nos. 26339, 27959, 28002, 28026, 28032, 28072, 28073 & 28075 OF 2010 :2 : 3. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Writ petitions are disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp