IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2007 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 9894 of 2007(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. JAYARAJ, SON OF STOCKS, RESIDING AT BETHEL HOUSE, K.S.ROAD, KOVALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KUMARADAS, SON OF STOCKS, V.S.BHAVAN, MAVARATHALA, MUTTAKAD, KOLIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MOHANDAS, SON OF STOCKS, BETHEL HOUSE, K.S.ROAD, KOVALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.SURESH SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIZHINJAM CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOVALAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. VISWAMMA, DAUGHTER OF LATE CHRISTAL- CHELLAMMA, PONGUVILA ROAD, K.S.ROAD, KOVALAM, VENGANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. Koshy & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).NO.9894 of 2007-C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of April, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy, J. This is a petition alleging police harassment. It is submitted by the Govt. Pleader that civil cases are pending. Only when complaint was referred to the police, that is only enquired into. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the civil dispute, we direct the police to see that law and order is maintained and police shall not interfere in civil dispute. Interference in civil dispute by the police shall be made only as per the orders of the civil court. It is further submitted that the crime registered was already referred. The writ petition is disposed of with the above observations. (J.B. Koshy, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/