IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2010 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 32563 of 2010(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.R.RAMANAN,S/O.RAMAN,KUNNEVELIYIL HOUSE KANNIMANGALAM KARAYIL,MALAYATTOOR VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALUVA,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,PIN-683 101. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALADY POLICE STATION,ERNAKULAM-683574. 3. SHRI.JEOMON JOSEPH,EDATHALA HOUSE, NEELESWARAM.P.O,VIA.KALADY,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-683 584. 4. SHRI.JANARDHANAN,MANNAMKUDY HOUSE, KANNIMANGALAM, NADUVATTOM.P.O,VIA.KALADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683574. 5. SMT.SANTHA JANARDHANAN,MANNAMKUDY HOUSE, KANNIMANGALAM, NADUVATTOM.P.O,VIA.KALADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683574. 6. SHRI MATHAI KARINGEN,KARINGEN HOUSE, NADUVATTOM.P.O,VIA.KALADY,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683574. 7. SHRI SABU THALIATH, THALIATH VARAPPUZHAKKARAN HOUSE,KOTTAMAM, NEELEESWARAM.P.O,PIN-683574. sts WP(C) NO. 32563/2010 8. SHRI.PAUL WILSON, THALIATH VARAPPUZHAKKARAN HOUSE,KOTTAMAM, NEELEESWARAM.P.O,PIN-683574. 9. SHRI.K.A.PAPPACHAN,KARINGEN HOUSE, NADUVATTOM.P.O,VIA,KALADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,PIN-683574. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. C.M. CHARISHMA R3 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR R7 & R8 BY SRI.S.RAMESH BABU R9 BY SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C) NO. 32563/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PETITION DT. 03/2/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R1. P2 COPY OF THE PETITION DT. 23/8/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R2. P3 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 13/8/2009 IN WP(C) NO. 9605 OF 2008 . RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.32563 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of December 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.JOSEPH,J The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: i) To issue a Writ of Mandamus commanding respondents 1 and 2 to afford effective, meaningful and adequate protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner by affording him sufficient police guard and prevent illegal and culpable actions of the quarry owners, their men engaged by them to cause physical harm including threat to the petitioner's life by taking such steps as are required. 2. Briefly put, the case of the petitioner is as follows: 3. The petitioner is a resident of Kannimangalam in Aluva Taluk. Close to his residence, one Shri.Janardhanan and his wife were conducting a quarry illegally and without permit. There was popular resentment. The petitioner was threatened by the gang of Shri.Janardhanan. He filed a writ petition and this Court directed the revenue officials to cancel the licence. W.P.C.No32563. of 2010 2 Since then, the petitioner has been facing threat from different quarry owners. They have set up anti social elements to deal with the petitioner and others and they have threatened the petitioner that he will be done away with. Till date, the police have not taken any action, though the petitioner approached them for police protection. 4. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for respondents 3 to 5 and 9. Though served, there is no representation for respondents 6 to 8. The learned counsel for respondents 3 to 5 and 9 submit that respondents 3 to 5 and 9 have no intention to cause any threat to the life of the petitioner. Besides recording the same, we direct that if the petitioner complains of any threat from respondents 3 to 9 before the 2nd respondent, the 2nd respondent will look into the same and if the complaint is found to be genuine, the 2nd respondent will afford protection to the life of the petitioner as against respondents 3 to 9, as and when required. (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge W.P.C.No32563. of 2010 3 W.P.C.No32563. of 2010 4 W.P.C.No32563. of 2010 5 K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 30/082010