IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 26TH MAGHA 1928 WA.No. 365 of 2007() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENTIN OP.16514/2001 Dated 02/01/2007 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER: ---------------------- BENNY JOSEPH, S/O. JOSEPH SCARIA, AGED 35 YEARS, KAIPPALLY POST, POONJAR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SREEPRAKASH K.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM. 4. REGHU CHIRAYATH, POLICE CONSTABLE, ERATTUPETTA POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. VIJAYAN PULICKAL, POLICE CONSTABLE, ERATTUPETTA POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 6. SABU C.S., POLICE CONSTABLE, ERATTUPETTA POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 7. MOHANAN, POLICE CONSTABLE, ERATTUPETTA POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT PLEADER SRI T.B. HOOD THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, Ag. C.J. & M.N. KRISHNAN, J. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Appeal No 365 of 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: 15th February 2007 JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan, Ag. C.J. We have perused the judgment of the learned single judge. We are of the view that learned single judge has rightly declined the reliefs. This court sitting under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not justified in granting the reliefs prayed for in the writ petition. The appeal lacks merits and the same is dismissed. SD/- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN Ag. Chief Justice SD/- M.N. KRISHNAN Judge 15/02/2007 en/ TRUE COPY