IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 12082 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- V.HARIS, VEMMAKKAL HOUSE, ELANKODE.P.O. PANOOR-670 692. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SOHAN SMT.SREEJA SOHAN.K. RESPONDENT: --------------- THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TELLICHERRY. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.12082 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondent to grant permission for use of the loudspeaker from 6 P.M. to 12 P.M. on 10th April 2010 only for conduct of Cultural Programme named 'Burda Majlis' near the place known as Vydiarpeedika at Panoor. 2. It is submitted that the program to be conducted on 10th April, 2010 upto 12'O clock night and unless the permission is granted that will defeat the purpose of it itself. The learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon a decision of the Apex Court in Farhd K.Wadia Vs. Union of India and other 2009(2) SCC,442 holding the view that if the circumstance warrants relaxation can be given for a period of two hours. My attention was drawn to the dictum laid down by the Apex Court in the above decision. It is also submitted that the area is not a silent zone. The respondent will consider the grant of permission sought for by the petitioner, and if there are no other compelling situation for not granting permission for conducting the program on 10/4/2010 upto 12 P.M., orders will be passed, accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) skj