IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6040 of 2010(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- REV.SR.PHEBA, BASALEL CONVENT, ERAVI CHIRA, SOORANADU P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.ASOK M.CHERIAN SRI. S KANNAN NAIR SMT. K. S. SANGEETHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KARUNAGAPALLY. 3. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOORNADU POLICE STATION, SOORANADU, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. SR.EMILIA, AGED 54 YEARS, MOTHER SUPERIOR, BASALEL CONVENT, ERAVI CHIRA, SOORANADU P.O., KOLLAM. 5. SANKARAN, MAVILAYIL, PADINJATE KUZHAKEMURI, SOORANADU P.O., KOLLAM. BY G.P. SRI. P N SUKUMARAN FOR R1 TO R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 6040 of 2010 D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. Petitioner is a Nun of Orthodox Syrian Church under the Catholicose of the East having its abode at Kottayam. There is a civil dispute pending as O.S.No. 333 of 2009. Ext.P1 is the interim order of injunction, by which the 4th respondent and the henchmen under her were restrained from trespassing into the petitioner's property. It is stated that respondents 2 and 3, who are police officers, are interfering with the matter and dragging the petitioner to the Police Station. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the police will not interfere in the civil dispute. He however submits that Crime No. 140 of 2010 of Sooranad Police W.P.(C).No. 6040 of 2010 2 Station has been registered against the petitioner under Sections 341 and 427 r/w. 34 I.P.C. 3. We dispose of the Writ Petition recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader that respondents 2 and 3 will not interfere with the civil dispute between the petitioner and the 4th respondent, but, at the same time leaving it open to the authorities to proceed with the crime allegedly registered against the petitioner in accordance with law. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm