IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS TUESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2010 / 25TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17824 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- 1. P.V.DINESAN, AGED 54 YEARS, MILMA QUARTERS, KOONAMTHAI, EDAPPALLY P.O., COCHIN-24. 2. P.V.MURALI, AGED 51 YEARS, THEKKUMKATTIL HOUSE, VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O., COCHIN-24. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA SRI.R.THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER, COCHIN CITY, COCHIN-11. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALAMASSERRY. 4. A.A.SHAMSUDHEEN, AGED 58 YEARS, RETD. MILMA PLANT ATTANDER, ANJANAM HOUSE, KOONAMTHAI, VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O., COCHIN-24. G.P. SHRI T K VIPINDAS FOR R1-3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 17824 of 2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE PETITION GIVEN BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 31.7.2006 ISSUED FROM VARMA CLINIC, THRIPUNITHURA DT.31.7.2006. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL // TRUE COPY// K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 17824 of 2010 C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioners have approached this Court for a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to provide adequate police protection to the life and property of the petitioners from the atrocities of the 4th respondent ad his men. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. The petitioners, who are brothers, are working as Milma Plant Attenders in the Tripunithura Milma plant. The 4th respondent was a plant attender in the said plant. He has some grudge with the petitioners. It is stated that on 31.7.2006, the petitioners were attacked by the 4th respondent and consequently he was suspended from service. Now the 4th respondent is trying to attack the petitioners. He had threatened that on his retirement they will be attacked. W.P.(C).No. 17824 of 2010 2 3. A counter affidavit was filed, to which a reply affidavit was also filed. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the parties, including the learned Government Pleader. 5. The learned counsel for the 4th respondent submits that the said respondent has no intention to cause any threat to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly this Writ Petition is disposed of. We record the submission of the learned counsel for the 4th respondent that the 4th respondent has no intention to cause any threat to the life of the petitioner. We further make it clear that in case of any threat brought to the notice of the third respondent by the petitioners, the third respondent will afford adequate police protection to the life of the petitioners as against any such threat from the 4th respondent. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm