IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2010 / 7TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1403 of 2010(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- JAYDEV P., AGED 56, S/O.R.R.VARMA, 34/1849 A, EDAPPALLY, KOCHI-24. BY ADV. SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY SRI.ADEEP ANWAR SRI.T.A.ABDUL RASHEED RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALAMASSERY POLICE STATION. 4. ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALAMASSERY POLICE STATION. 5. RAJAN, AGED ABOUT 43, JANAKI NIVAS, 57/3694, MARKET ROAD, KOCHI-18. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI P.N. SUKUMARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. -------------------------------------------------- W.P(C). NO. 1403 OF 2010 A --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th January, 2010 JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph, J. Petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus or other appropriate writ, directing respondents 3 and 4 or the concerned among them to stop police harassment and threatening against the petitioner and his family members upon the pressure of the 5th respondent, in the interest of justice. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus or other appropriate writ, directing the 2nd respondent or the concerned among them, to take such measures to consider Ext.P2 petition of the petitioner and to issue appropriate directions to stop police harassment immediately in the interest of justice.” WPC.1403 O 2010 A 2 2. Briefly put, the case of the petitioner is as follows: The fifth respondent is a money lender who is involved in land mafia and respondents 3 and 4 under the pressure and influence of the fifth respondent, are pressurising the petitioner for giving blank stamp paper and cheques blank in 24 numbers and blank documents which is totally illegal. It is also stated that the fifth respondent along with a goonda, called Harish from Calicut came to the house of the petitioner fully drunk and threw away the table and chair and shouted and there was threat against the life also and they demanded huge amount towards interest amount for borrowed money. Petitioner filed Exts.P1 and P2 complaints. 3. We heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. Learned Government Pleader would submit that a petition was received from the petitioner and the petitioner and fifth respondent were summoned and the petitioner has agreed to pay the money by 15.01.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that it is subsequent to that WPC.1403 O 2010 A 3 the present Writ Petition is filed. We fail to understand what is the authority of the Police Authorities in inter-meddling in civil disputes between the parties. In such circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader and his further submission that the petitioner will not be called to the police station in connection with the matter between the petitioner and the fifth respondent. Sd/= K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE Sd/= M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE kbk. // True Copy // PS to Judge