IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34465 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER : ----------------- GAFOOR, S/O.MUHAMMED, AGED 40 YEARS, CHEMMALA, VETTOM, PALLIPPURAM P.O., TIRUR-2, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRUR - 676101. 2. THE SECRETARY, TRIPRANGODE GRAMA PANCHAYAT, TIRPRANGODE P.O., PIN-676100, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2010, ALONG WITH W.P.(C) NO. 34484/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 34465 & 34484 OF 2010 ========================== Dated this the 16th day of November, 2010 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 the 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, though they have made application for interim custody of the vehicles, their applications were not considered. With this grievance, these Writ Petitions have 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 that the statutory authority, before whom the application has been made, shall deal with the application 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. 3. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment WPC Nos.34465 & 34484/10 :2 : along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. Writ petitions are disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp