IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 29TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 28991 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, AGED 43 YEARS, PADIYANKATTIL HOUSE, KUNDANNUR P.O., KUMBALENGAD 680 590 THRISSUR DISTRICT [OWNER OF KL-08-B-5310] BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF RDO, TRICHUR. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHELAKKARA CIRCLE OFFICE, CHELAKKARA, THRISSUR 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERUTHURUTHY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28991/2010-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 20th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the agreement owner of a vehicle bearing Registration No.KL-08-B-5310. The same has been seized for alleged illegal transportation of river sand. Seeking for an interim custody of the vehicle, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 application before the first respondent. The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to release the vehicle by way of interim custody. 2. The matter is now covered by the Full Bench decision of this Court in Shan C.T. v. State of Kerala and others [2010 (3) KHC 333 (FB)]. The competent authority will have to consider the matter in the light of the directions of the Full Bench and as per the stipulations provided in the Judgment. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application for release of the vehicle on interim custody, in the light of the principles stated by the Full Bench in the above said decision and within the time limit provided by the said decision. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE