IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2011 / 27TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27660 of 2011(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- SHINOJ KUMAR.M.M., S/O.GOPI, MUTHUKATTIL-MELETHIL HOUSE, AGED 29 YEARS, CHERUKAD, PALLUR P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. (OWNER OF KL-8/N-3261). BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE/RDO OFFICE OF RDO, THRISSUR, PIN-680 003. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERUTHURUTHY POLICE STATION, CHERUTHURUTHY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT-679 531. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.MAYA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 27660 of 2011(F) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX ------------------ PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS ------------------------------------ EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 30/9/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL ---------------------------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 27660 of 2011 F ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of October, 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, he has made application for interim custody of the vehicle but, his application was not considered. With this grievance, this Writ Petition has 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 this Writ Petition is to direct the statutory authority, before whom the application has been made, shall deal with the application in the light of W.P.(C) No.27660/2011 : 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. Petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/19/10 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge