IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2010 / 28TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 32013 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SIVAN.R, S/O.RAJAN,AGED 35 YEARS, VALLAMMA NIVAS,VANDITHAVALAM VILLAGE,CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT(OWNER OF A MINI LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-9-Y-3496) BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,MUNAMBAM POLICE STATION,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE,FORTKOCHI, ERNAKULAM,PIN 682 001. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM 682030 MR.P. NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2010, ALONG WITH WP(C) NOS. 32036, 32044 & 32061 OF 2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) Nos.32013 (B), 32036 (D), 32044 (E) & 32061 (G) of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 20th day of October, 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 Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. According to the petitioners, they have made applications for interim custody of the vehicles, but 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 provisions of the Act WP(C) Nos.32013, 32036, 32044 & 32061/2010 -2- referred above and in the manner as directed by the Full Bench of this Court in the judgment referred as above. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg