IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18908 of 2011(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MOHAMMED SAMAZ, S/O. KUNHIMOHAMMED, AGED 26 YEARS, KIZHAKKUPARAMBATH HOUSE, THACHINGANADAM.P.O, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN SMT.LATHA PRABHAKARAN SMT.DHANYA S.DHARAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 037. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, OFFICE OF REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA - 676 606. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MELATTOOR POLICE STATION, MELATTOOR.P.O, MALAPPURAM - 679 326. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.18908/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 6.7.11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C). 18908/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 13th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioner complains that his vehicle bearing registration No. KL-7-G/3506 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, though he has made Ext.P1 application for interim custody of the vehicle, his application was not considered. With this grievance, the 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 the Writ Petition is to direct that the statutory authority, before whom Ext.P1 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. -2- W.P.(C)18908/2011 3. The petitioner will 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. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge rka