IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS MONDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 1345 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. KRISHNAKUMARI, AGED 52 YEARS, W/O.LATE CHANDRASEKHARAN, RESIDING AT MARATH MADOM, POOTHOTTA P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. DHANYA, W/O.ANIL KUMAR, AGED 23 YEARS, KALAPPURAKKAL HOUSE, PERUMBALAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. DIVYA, W/O.RAJESH, AGED 21 YEARS, AYYAPPA NIVAS, EROOR, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. DEEPA, D/O.LATE CHANDRASEKHARAN, AGED 20 YEARS, RESIDING AT MARATH MADOM, POOTHOTTA P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.KRISHNAN NAIR SRI.V.B.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM (RURAL), ALUVA. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TRIPUNITHURA. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TRIPUNITHURA. WP(C).No. 1345 of 2010(P) 5. ANANDA KRISHNAN EMBRANDHIRI, S/O.LATE NARAYANAN EMBRANDHIRI, AGED 88 YEARS, MARATH MADOM, POOTHOTTA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. THANKAMMA, W/O.ANANDAKRISHNAN EMBRANDHIRI, AGED 75 YEARS, MARATH MADOM, POOTHOTTA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 7. HARIDAS, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.ANANDAKRISHNAN EMBRANDHIRI, MARATH MADOM, POOTHOTTA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 8. ANILA HARIDAS, AGED 35 YEARS, W/O.HARIDAS, MARATH MADOM, POOTHOTTA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.T.K. VIPINDAS R5 TO R8 BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY SRI.G.HARIKRISHNAN (TRIPUNITHURA) SRI.MAHESH MENON THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.1345 of 2010-P ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 1st day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. This is a writ petition seeking meaningful police protection to the life and property of the petitioners from the illegal action of respondents 5 to 8 and their henchmen and also allow the petitioners to have ingress and egress to their house. There is a further prayer directing respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate legal action against respondents 5 to 8 and their henchmen, if they commit any illegal action against the petitioners by interfering with their peaceful life in their house and/or ingress or egress to their house. 2. We went through the averments in the writ petition. We are of the clear view that this is a matter which shows the existence of civil dispute. It is submitted that the matter is in fact pending consideration before the W.P.(C) No.1345 of 2010-P -:2:- Civil Court. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents 5 to 8 would submit that there is no law and order problem. We record the said submission and relegate the petitioners to pursue the remedy open to them before the Civil court. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. ttb