IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2009 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 7510 of 2009(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MUTHUKULAM N.S.S. SAMYUKTHA KARAYOGAM COMMITTEE ( A JOINT BODY OF SIX NSS KARAYOGAMS) MUTHUKULAM SOUTH P.O., ALAPPUZHA REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, SHRI.K.CHANDRASEKHARA PILLAI. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KAYAMKULAM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAYAMKULAM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANAKAKKUNNU, KAYAMKULAM. 4. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA. 6. THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, PANDAVARKAVU DEVI TEMPLE, MUTHUKULAM. 7. SHRI.P.A. RADHAKRISHNAN, CONVENOR, PANDAVARKAVU DEVI KSHETRA AVAKASA SAMRAKSHANA SAMITHI, MUTHUKULAM. 8. SHRI.K.BABUKUTTAN, CHAIRMAN, PANDAVARKAVU DEVI KSHETRA AVAKASA SAMRAKSHANA SAMITHI, MUTHUKULAM. ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R4-6 SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL FOR ADDL.R7 & 8 R1 TO 3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI LAKSHMI NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 7510 of 2009(G) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS - P1 - TRUE COPY OF CMP 7887/99 IN OP 4587/99 DT. 25.2.99. P2 - TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT. 9.2.2000 IN OP 21371/99. P3 - TRUE COPY OF NOTICE ISSUED BY R7 & 8. P4 - TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT. 4.3.09 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. P5 - TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT. 4.3.09 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. P6 - TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT. 4.3.09 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO R1. P7 - TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.ROC 3273/07/E. DT. 28.2.07 P.R. RAMAN & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 7510 of 2009 ---------------------------------------------- DATED:APRIL 2, 2009. JUDGMENT Raman, J. This is a petition seeking appropriate direction to the police to afford police protection to the petitioner for conducting festival in Pandavarkavu Devi Temple and connected rites and rituals during the festival from 7.3.2009 to 16.3.2009. The festival is over. In respect of the direction sought for, no further relief can be granted. However, if there is any complaint regarding any threat to life during the period of the festival, it is open to the petitioner to lodge a criminal complaint, it will be investigated in accordance with law. The writ petition is closed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE. mt/-