IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35494 of 2010(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- BIJU, AGED 42 YEARS,SON OF LUKOSE, KANNANKKOTTU THEKKETHIL HOUSE, P.O. MYLOM KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.N.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM PIN- 686001. 2. THE R.D.O., PALAI. PIN- 686 575 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIKOM POLICE STATION. PIN-686141. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT PLEADER SRI. P.N.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2010, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO.35495/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 35494 & 35495 OF 2010 ========================= Dated this the 26th day of November, 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 the 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, though they have made applications for interim custody of the vehicles, their applications were not considered. With this 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 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 2 W.P.(C) NOs. 35494 & 35495 OF 2010 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 ami/