IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27316 of 2010(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SHAMEER ALI, S/O. MOHAMMED, AGED 30 YEARS, VILLERITHODI, CHERUPPA POST, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.P.SUDHEER, SMT.M.SINDHU THANKAM. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE-1. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MOKKOM POLICE STATION, MOKKAM-673 602, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SIR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NO.27324/2010 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) Nos.27316 (L), 27324 (M), 27362 (U), 27365 (U), 27382 (W), 27423 (C), 27424 (C), 27430 (C), 27458 (F), 27462 (G), 27463 (G), 27464 (G), 27465 (G) & 27466 (G) of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd 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, but 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 WP(C) Nos.27316, 27324 of 2010 & connected cases -2- 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. The 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. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg