IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 14TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24037 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SAJEESH, S/O.SANKARAN, PADARI (H), BEYYAM (PO), PONNANI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PONNANI POLICE STATION, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.24037/2011 D APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBIT: P1: COPY OF THE REQUEST LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C). No. 24037 of 2011 -D .............................................. Dated this the 5th day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing registration No. KL-45/C/4184 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 Ext.P1 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 Ext.P1 application has been made, shall deal with the application in the 2 W.P.(C) 24037/2011 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 along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge rka