IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2010 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37306 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SYAMLAL, S/O. SREENIVASAN, AGED 26 YEARS, THIYYAMTHIRUTHI HOUSE, PANTHAVOOR, EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TIRUR - 676 101. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTTIPURAM POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 679 571. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) No. 37306 OF 2010 ========================= Dated this the 15th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing registration No.KL-11T/9796, a mini lorry, had 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 had made application for interim custody of the vehicle, his application was not considered. With this grievance, this Writ Petition had 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 application 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 had 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. 2 W.P.(C) No. 37306 OF 2010 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 ami/