IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2011 / 26TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27479 of 2011(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ABDUL LATHEEF, S/O.UNNIMOYIN, PARAMMAL HOUSE, VALIYAPARAMBA, MUKKOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.BABU S. NAIR, SMT.SMITHA BABU. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 322. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AREACODE POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. PIN-673 639. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/10/2011,ALONG WITH W.P.(C).NO.27548/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.27479/2011-H: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBIT:- EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. DTD. 04/10/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos. 27479 & 27548 of 2011 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 18th day of October, 2011 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 W.P.(C) No27479&27548/2011. : 2 : 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. 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. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/18/10 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge