IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER 2011 / 21ST AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32994 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- HABEEB,AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.THAJUDEEN,VILAYIL HOUSE, NORTH MYNAGAPPALLY PO, KARUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH SRI.V.VINAY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE REVENUE SECRETARY,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN 695 001. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOLLAM,PIN 697 001. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KARUNAGAPPALLY,PIN 697 008. SR.GOVT.PLEADER SMT.M.J.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.32994/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF RC PARTICULARS OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBIT P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE FIR & MAHZAR PREPARED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT RDO TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE ON INTERIM CUSTODY. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 32994 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 12th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing Regn.No.KL-07-N-2457 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 vehicle, his application was not considered. With this grievance, this Writ Petition has 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 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. WPC No.32994/11 :2 : 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 Rp