IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 1ST AUGUST 2011 / 10TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20895 of 2011(J) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- MOHAMMED RAFI, AGED 28 YEARS S/O.UMMER, PUTHIYAVEETTIL HOUSE MUNDENGARA, EDAVANNA PO, MALAPPURAM DT. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DT PION 679 322. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,EDAVANNA EDAVANNA PO, MALAPPURAM DT PIN 676 541. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 20895/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 20/07/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs ANTONY DOMINIC, J --------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.20895 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle 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 had 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 application 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 W.P(C) No.20895 of 2011 2 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. The Writ Petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ab W.P(C) No.20895 of 2011 3