IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2011 / 12TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21084 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- HAMSA, S/O.MATHERI, PUTHENKOTT HOUSE, NADUVATTOM P.O., TIRUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTTIPPURAM. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GP SMT.RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21084 of 2011 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE RC BOOK OF THE VEHICLE EXT.P2- COPY OF AGREEMENT EXT.P3- COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN W.P.(c).12428/11 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT (True copy) P.A to Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).21084/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT 1.In this writ petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing registration No.KL-13/B 2754 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 requested for interim custody of the vehicle, his request was not considered. With this grievance, the 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 the applications for interim custody should be dealt with. Therefore, all that is necessary in the 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 W.P.(C).21084/11 2 directed by the Full Bench of this Court in the judgment referred as above. 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. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs