IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 19TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 4377 of 2007(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ABARAHAM, AGED 58, S/O.UNNUNNI, BETHEL HOUSE, KANNIMEL, PATTAZHI VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUNALUR CIRCLE, PUNALUR. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNICODE POLICE STATION, KUNNICODE. 3. DAMODHARAN PILLAI, VICE PRESIDENT, PATTAZHI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, RESIDING AT DWARAKA, KANNIMEL, PATTAZHI P.O. KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. KRISHNA KUMAR, SREEKALA MANDIRAM, KANNIMEL, PATTAZHI P.O PATTAZHI, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. AJIKUMAR, S/O.SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI, SREEMANDIRAM, KANNIMEL, PATTAZHI P.O. PATTAZHI, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.4377 OF 2007 (U) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2007 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition for police protection. In a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, we cannot decide the civil disputes or existence or non-existence of a pathway in the petitioner's property. Those matters are to be decided by the civil court. However, police is directed to see that law and order is maintained and lives of the parties are not endangered and if any criminal complaint is registered, that should be looked into and conduct investigation strictly according to law. With the above observations this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 1th January, 2007