IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2008 / 13TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1724 of 2005(E) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- KERALA VIDEO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (REG.NO.A555/97) REG.OFFICE AT 26/1452, C C S B ROAD, ALAPPUZHA-11, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, PRAKASH INCHATHANAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA SRI.P.V.PRAKASAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHEIF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KERALA STATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA FILM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION M.G. ROAD, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY SAJAN VARGHESE, CONVENOR, ANTI-VIDEO PIRACY CELL. ADV. SRI.KURIAN GEORGE KANNAMTHANAM (SR.) FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.1724/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES, ALAPPUZHA BEARING REG. NO.A 555/97 DT. 10.12.1997. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE BY-LAW OF THE PETITIONER ASSOCIATION. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE COVER OF MASTER CD ISSUED BY HARMONY VIDEOS FOR THE FILM MANASSINAKKARA. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE COVER OF THE ORIGINAL VIDEO CD ISSUED BY THUSHARA VIDEO MOVIES FOR THEIR FILM 'MELVILASAM SARIYANU' EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DT. 11.1.05. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.1724 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- (a) issue a writ of prohibition against respondents 1 and 2 and their men from making any raid or seizing CDs which are authorised licensed additional copies of the Master or Original CDs kept in the Video Library of the petitioner's members under the guise of pirated CDs. In case the petitioner has still any grievance left, it is for the petitioner to approach the competent investigating agency in which case appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter will be taken by the said agency. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.1724 of 2005 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 4th July, 2008