IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2011 / 5TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20514 of 2011(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SIHABUDHEEN,AGED 26 YEARS,S/O.ASSIAN, NADUKANDIYIL HOUSE, KUZHIMANNA (P.O), MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR, SRI.P.VINODKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM-679 322. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EDAVANNA, EDAVANNA P.O.,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-676 541. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. RAJASREE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.20514/2011-L: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE PETITION DTD. 20/07/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 20514 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF JULY, 2011 J U D G M E N T In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle has 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 has made application for interim custody of the vehicles, his application was not considered. Accordingly this writ petition is filed. 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 has 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. W.P (C) No.20514/2011 -2- The petitioner 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 AMG True copy P.A to Judge