IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2009 / 20TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27765 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.LTD ICICI PRULIFE TOWERS,1089, APPASAHEB MARATHA MARG PRABHADEVI,MUMBAI 400025, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT HR, AMITABH SINGH. BY ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE COCHIN. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.RAVINDRA BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR,JJ ------------------------------------------ W.P(C) No.27765 of 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of October,2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph.J The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “i). to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing respondents to afford effective and adequate police protection to the petitioner Company at all its branches at Cochin and Calicut and its branches situated in various places across the State of Kerala (as detalied in Ext.P1) and to ensure that there is no violence, slogan shouting and obstruction by any person, at the above branches or office of the petitioner so as to enable free ingress and egress of the executives,staff, customers, business associates and the smooth conduct of business of the petitioner company” 2. The Government pleader on instruction submits that the police have taken prompt action. Hence the writ petition is disposed of as follows:- In the event of any obstruction or any illegal activity interfering with the business of the petitioner, it will be open to the petitioner to approach police of competent territorial jurisdiction, in W.P(C) No.27765 of 2009 2 writing, in which case the police will take prompt action to ensure that law and order is maintained. The Employees will be given necessary protection for the smooth functioning of the office, including protection for their free ingress and egress to the office. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE C.T.RAVIKUMAR,JUDGE ssn