IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2010 / 16TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30920 of 2010 ( L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ BINU N.P., S/O.PRASAD, AGED 28 YEARS, NEELIYATTIL HOUSE, KUNNAMKULAM P.O., VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT (OWNER OF KL-10-A/1407). BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE/RDO, OFFICE OF RDO, THIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676505. 2. TAHSILDAR, PONNANI TALUK, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM-679577. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTTIPPURAM POLICE STATION, KUTTIPPURAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-679 571. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.P.N.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2010, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 30929/2010 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos.30920 and 30929 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 8th day of October, 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 WPC.30920&30929/10 : 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. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks