IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2011 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15748 of 2011(P) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ INDIRA DEVI, ALACKATTIL VEEDU, MALLAPPUZHASSERRY, ARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.B.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, (LAW & ORDER), POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 001. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARANMULA POLICE STATION - 689 533. 4. RADHAMONY AMMA, NEDUMPURATHU VEEDU, MALLAPPUZHASSERRY, ARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT - 689 533. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. T.K.VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. *********************** W.P(C) No.15748 of 2011-P ***************************** Dated this the 13th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT BASANT, J. The petitioner has come to this Court seeking police protection and aid to enable her to put up a boundary between her property and the property of the 4th respondent. According to her, the 4th respondent is raising illegal obstruction against her attempt to put up a boundary, where it ought to be. According to the petitioner, the revenue officials after due measurement have confirmed that the boundary is to be put up along the line where the petitioner now wants to put it up. 2. After discussions at the Bar, we feel that this is an eminently fit case where the petitioner must be directed to seek her relief from the civil court. A dispute regarding the correct lie of the boundary cannot be decided by the revenue authorities or by the police. That dispute will essentially have to be resolved by a civil court. The police cannot be directed to take upon themselves the burden to fix the disputed boundary between two neighbours. Such dispute cannot be resolved by revenue authorities also. W.P(C) No.15748 of 2011-P 2 3. The police, according to us, rightly have not rendered their assistance to put up any fencing along the disputed boundary. The parties must approach the civil court and seek appropriate direction. 4. This Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed with the above observations. We make it clear that we have not intended to express any opinion on merits on the dispute between the parties as to where the boundary ought to be. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) (K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE) rtr/