IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2011 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6262 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JOSEPH, S/O.JOHN, MANJALY HOUSE, 39 YEARS, PALLIKUNNAM DESOM, VARANDARAPILLY, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUDUKKAD POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DIST. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARANDARAPPILLY POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DIST. 4. RATHEESH, S/O.RAVI, KEEDAYI HOUSE, KARAYAMPADAM DESOM, VARANDARAPPILLY, THRISSUR DIST. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.M.CHARISMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 6262 of 2010(G) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 21.02.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P1(a): TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE VARANDARAPPILY POLICE STATION. /True copy/ R.BASANT & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. *********************** W.P(C) No.6262 of 2010 ***************************** Dated this the 4th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT BASANT, J. The petitioner has come to this Court with this petition claiming issue of directions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to respondents 1 to 3 – all police officials, to afford police protection for the petitioner against culpable, violent and illegal acts of the 4th respondent. 2. According to the petitioner, the petitioner runs a chicken centre and the 4th respondent is taking law into his hands and creating unnecessary havoc and confusion virtually denying to the petitioner his right to carry on his business without fear or threat. It is, in these circumstances, that the petitioner came to this Court with this petition. 3. This petition was filed on 24.02.2010. It was admitted on 25.02.2010. From 25.02.2010, interim orders have remained in force, under which the police were directed to afford adequate and effective protection to the life of the petitioner, his wife and W.P(C) No.6262 of 2010 2 children from the 4th respondent and his men, pending disposal of the Writ petition. 4. The 4th respondent, though served, has not chosen to enter appearance. This petition came up for hearing last on 16.04.2010. Interim orders were extended until further orders. The 4th respondent has not entered appearance or resisted the prayer made in this petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner, in these circumstances, prays that the interim orders may be made absolute and proceedings in this Writ Petition may now be closed. The learned Government Pleader on behalf of respondents 1 to 3 submits that the interim orders are being given effect to by respondents 1 to 3. In the perception of respondents 1 to 3, there is no surviving threat to the petitioner from the 4th respondent. 5. We have considered all the relevant inputs. We are satisfied that the interim orders can be made absolute and further proceedings in this petition closed. 6. In the result: a) This Writ Petition is accordingly allowed; W.P(C) No.6262 of 2010 3 b) The interim orders dated 25.02.2010 which now stand extended until further orders are hereby made absolute. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) (S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE) rtr/