IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2011 / 28TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22449 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ABDUL OLID, S/O.T.M.MUHAMMED, HOUSE NO.12/676, BADIYADUKKA, KALARIYADUKAM, KUNDAMKUZHI P.O., CHENGALA VIA, KASARGODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ABRAHAM P.GEORGE SMT.M.SANTHY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARGODE DISTRICT, KASARGODE. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER & SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, KASARGODE, KASARGODE DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAJAPURAM POLICE STATION, KASARGODE. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.22449/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. P2 COPY OF THE VEHICLE PASS DT 20.7.11. P3 COPY OF THE CASH MEMORANDUM. // True Copy // P.A. To Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 22449 of 2011 E ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In this Writ Petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing registration No.KL-14G-8726 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. 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 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.22449/2011 : 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 shall 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 as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/19/08 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge