IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2011 / 25TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22112 of 2011(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- UMMER, S/O. MOHAMMED, AGED 31 YEARS, MAKKADAYIL HOUSE, THATHANAMPULLY POST, KULUKALLUR, PATTAMBI. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OTTAPALAM-679 101. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATTAMBI-679 303. GOVT.PLEADER SMT.M.J.RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.22112/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: PHOTO COPY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE VEHICLE KL 05 D 2565. EXT.P2: PHOTO COPY OF CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE DATED 20.1.2011 ISSUED BY SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, THODUPUZHA. EXT.P3: PHOTO COPY OF PETITION DATED 3.8.2011 FILED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 22112 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 16th day of August, 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 the 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, the Writ Petition has been filed. 2. 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 applications for interim custody should be dealt with. Therefore, all that is necessary in the 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. 3. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment WPC No. 22112/11 :2 : along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp