IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2011 / 14TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18012 of 2011(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ KUNJUMON, S/O. PASUPALAN SREEKRISHNA BHAVANAM, PATTAMTHURUTHU WEST MURI MUNROE THURUTHU,KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN SRI.C.K.PRASAD SRI.T.S.ANURAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 2. THE REVENUE RECOVERY DIVISIONAL OFFICER SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, CIVIL STATION,KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.18012/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE LICENCE NO.KQN 3647/20 ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONERDTD. 26.7.2010. P2:- COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NI.397/11 OF KIZHAKEKALLADA POLICE STATION. P3:- COPY OF THE MAHAZER IN CRIME NO.397/11 OF KIZHAKEKALLADA POLICE STATION DTD. 24.5.2011. P4:- COPY OF THE REPORT NO.229/GL/11-G3. P5:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 20.6.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18012 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th 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 W.P.(C) No. 18012 OF 2011 :2 : this Court in the judgment referred as above. 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