IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2011 / 17TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18561 of 2011(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- RUKIYA KASSIM, W/O. KASSIM, ASSIYA NATTAPARAMBIL, PATHANADU BHAGAM, KANGAZHA VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S SMT.REXY ELIZABETH THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVALLA. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KEEZHVIPUR POLICE STATION. SR.GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.18561/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: THE COPY OF THE FIR NO.316/2009 OF KEEZHVAYPUR POLICE STATION. EXT.P2: THE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 15.1.2010 OF THE JUDICIALFIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, THIRUVALLA IN CMP 864/2010 IN CC NO.316/2009. EXT.P3: THE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 17.3.2011. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 18561 OF 2011 (U) ===================== Dated this the 8th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that her vehicle bearing Regn.No.KL-05-T-2149 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 she has made application for interim custody of the vehicle, her 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. 18561/11 :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