IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26567 of 2010(U) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------- ANISH KUMAR, S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 33 YEARS, MOZIYADU HOUSE, PERASSERY MURI, PULIYOOR VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, PATHANAMTHITTA DSTRICT. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOZHENCHERRY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. THE CANAL OFFICER, CHANGANASSERY, ALAPPUZHA DSISTRICT. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARANMULA POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.26567 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this case, the petitioner is a person whose country-craft has been seized on allegations of illegal transportation of river sand in violation of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. The matter is pending before the original authority under the Act under Section 23 of the Act. No final orders have been passed yet. The petitioner seeks interim custody of the country -craft. 2. The question of interim custody of vehicles seized on allegation of illegal transportation of river sand was considered by a Full Bench of this Court in Shan C.T. v. State of Kerala & Others [2010 (3) KHC 333]. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the appropriate authority under the Act, as amended, to consider and pass orders on the application for interim custody submitted by the petitioner in accordance with the above said Full Bench decision, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd