IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18959 of 2011(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SRI.MUHAMMED SHAFI, S/O.M.K.AHMEDKUTTY, AGED 29 YEARS, CHEROTH POYIL, POST UNNIKULAM, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE-673 001. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THAMARASSERY POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE-673 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.18959/2011-T: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER WITH THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18959 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of July, 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 his 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 made application for interim custody of the vehicle, his application was not considered. With this grievance, this Writ Petition has been filed. 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 the judgment referred as above. W.P.(C) No. 18959 OF 2011 :2 : The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/- [true copy] P.S. to Judge