IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2011 / 13TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17928 of 2011(M) ------------------------ PETITIONER : --------------------- M.M.MANOJ, S/O.M.S.MANI, AGED 24 YEARS, MOOTHEDATHU HOUSE, MEVALLOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN 686 609. BY ADVS. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VELLOOR POLICE STATION, VAIKOM VIA., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN 686 501. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MINI CIVIL STATION, PALAI, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN 686 575. 3. TAHSILDAR, VAIKOM, VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN 686 141. 4. MEVALLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MEVALLOOR P.O., PERUVA VIA., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN 686 609, REP.BY THE SECRETARY. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 17928 of 2011(M) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE PASS BEARING SERIAL NUMBER 34483 OF BOOK NO. 690 ISSUED BY THE 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS. EXT.P2 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE MAHAZAR PREPARED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 11.5.2011. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO. C2-2691/2011 DATED 3.5.2011 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 19.5.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO. A3-6840/11 DATED 23.6.2011 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE PASS BEARING SERIAL NUMBER 34481 OF BOOK NO. 690 DATED 11.5.2011 ISSUED BY THE 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE PASS BEARING SERIAL NUMBER 34482 OF BOOK NO. 690 DATED 11.5.2011 ISSUED BY THE 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.6.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 17928 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th 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 his 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 vehicle, his application was not considered. With this grievance, this Writ Petition has been 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. 17928 OF 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 ul/- [true copy] P.S. to Judge