IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2010 / 25TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23706 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUBAIRA, D/O. MOIDEEN, KOTTARATHIL HOUSE, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM 676505 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN- 676101. 3. THE SUB INSEPCTOR OF POLICE, PONNANI POLICE STATION,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT PIN-679577 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2010, A/W. WPC NOS. 23710 & 23722/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) Nos. 23706, 23710 & 23722 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 16th day of August, 2010. J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, the petitioners are challenging orders of the District Collector granting interim custody of the vehicle of the petitioners seized on allegations of illegal transportation of river sand in violation of Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 and Rules to the extent the conditions therein are against the decision of a Division Bench of this Court . In view of conflicting decisions of two Division Benches on the conditions to be imposed for interim custody of the vehicles seized on allegations of illegal transportation of river sand, the matter was considered by the Full Bench in W.A. No. 885/2010 and connected cases and the Full Bench has fixed the conditions on which interim custody has to be granted. In the above circumstances, the impugned orders in these writ petitions are quashed, The authority concerned competent to pass orders on interim custody is directed to re-consider the application for interim custody and pass appropriate orders thereon on the basis of the conditions prescribed by the Full Bench as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Government Pleader shall forward a copy of the Full Bench decision to the appropriate authorities to enable them to pass orders in these two cases in accordance with the directions of the Full Bench. The writ petitions are disposed of as above. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.