IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2010 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33317 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.SHAMSUDHEEN, S/O.MOHAMMED HAJI, IRUMBUZHI(PO),MALAPPURAM(DT)PIN-676 513. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR SRI.P.VINODKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE,TIRUR MALAPPURAM DT.PIN-676 101. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VENGARA, VENGARA(PO),MALAPPURAM DT.PIN-676 304. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH WP(c).No.33323/2010, ON 03/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs.33317 & 33323 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners complain that their vehicles bearing registration Nos. KL-08-U-3254 and KL- 10/AE-3350 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. 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. 33317/2010 & anor. :2 : The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE vi