IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 20TH MAY 2010 / 30TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14823 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.N.VIJAYAN @ VIJAYAKUMAR, S/O.ANANTHAN,JIJI NIVAS,SASTHA COLONY, MALAMPUZHA,PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SMT.RADHIKA P.GOPINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KASABA STATION,PALAKKAD. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,PALAKKAD. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/05/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 14831 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) Nos. 14823 & 14831 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 20th day of May, 2010. J U D G M E N T In these two writ petitions, the petitioner is challenging the orders passed by the District Collector, Palakkad, in which certain conditions are imposed on the petitioner for giving interim custody of the vehicles seized on allegations of illegal transportation of river sand under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. 2. The principles regarding interim custody of the vehicle under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 have been laid down by a Division Bench of this Court in District Collector, Malappuram v. Abdul Kasim, 2010 (1) KLT S.N. 31 (Case No. 38). In the above circumstances, the District Collector is bound to release the vehicles on the petitioner complying with the conditions prescribed in the said judgment. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of modifying the impugned orders to the extent that the vehicles shall be released on the petitioner satisfying the conditions laid down by this court in the above said decision. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.