Former Excavation Report of 2004 Submerged; Pattanam Antiquities Illegally Transferred in 1998?

Has antiquities been illegally transferred?

Pattanam was formally excavated by P.K.Gopi, former registrar of the Centre for Heritage Studies at Thrippunithurain Ernakulam. P.K.Gopi acquired license from the Archaeological Survey of India  (F.No. 1\36\97- March 01-2004) and excavated Pattanam .The Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) however acquired the license from the Archaeological Survey of India  and excavations began under P.J.Cherian. The excavation report by P.K.Gopi  has been submerged by P.J.Cherian . But recent investigations have brought to light another fact. Pattanam  was dug by P.J.Cherian's assistant K.P.Shajan in 1998  and the antiquities have been transferred to Union Christian College Museum, Aluva, where Cherian was in teaching faculty. Did Cherian get license from Government for transfer of antiquities to his college museum? Cherian is silent on this issue.