IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2010 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36851 of 2010(F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- SHARAFUDHEEN.P.P, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O.ALAVIKUTTY, PALLIPARAMBAN HOUSE, ERUMATHADAM, KOLATHU P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.E.S.M.KABEER, SRI. N. ABDUL MAJEED. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM-676 505. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLATHUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM-676 505. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2010, ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NO.36864/2010 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos.36851, 36864, 36876 & 36920 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 10th day of December, 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, 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. Vs. 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 the statutory authority, before whom the applications have been made, to deal with the applications in the light of W.P.(C) No.36851/10 & connected cases : 2 : 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. Ordered accordingly. 3. 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. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge