IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 16TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27772 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- V.R.PRAKASH, RAJ BHAVAN, THIRUVANCHUR MURI, MANNARKAD VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.HARILAL RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM-686001. 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOTTAYAM-686003. 4. DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004. 5. DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, KOTTAYAM-686001. 6. TAHSILDAR, KOTTAYAM TALUK-686005. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2010,ALONG WITH WPC NO.27776/10, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) Nos.27772 & 27776 OF 2010 (V) ============================ Dated this the 7th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners complain that their vehicles 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 Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. On the other hand, the learned Government Pleader submits that the proceedings initiated are under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. Irrespective of this controversy, 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. 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 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 WPC Nos. 27772 & 27776/10 :2 : 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. 3. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Writ petitions are disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp