IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2011 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 36979 of 2009(N) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. VISHWANATHAN NAIR, S/O. SANKARNARYANA PILLAI VINU CYCLES, VARKALA MAIDANAM, VARKALA. 2. MUHAMMED KUNJU, S/O. MYTHEEN KUNJU, ALANKAR INDUSTRIES, VARKALA MAIDANAM, VARKALA. 3. ABDUL SALAM, S/O. ABDUL MAJEED, UTHRADAM RESTAURANT, VARKALA MADANAM, VARKALA. 4. AJITH KUMAR, S/O. SUDHAKARAN, JAYA AGENCIES, VARKALA MAIDANAM, VARKALA. BY ADVS. SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROADS DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.36979 of 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th March, 2011 JUDGMENT Basant, J. This petition for police protection filed as early as on 21.12.2009 remains without disposal even now. When the matter came up for admission on 22.12.2009, the Bench which dealt with the matter had passed the following interim order, “In case any permission is given, the police shall see that ingress and egress to the shops of the petitioners are not blocked.” 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied that if the interim order which has remained in force from 22.12.2009 is made absolute. 3. The petitioners are conducting business in four shop rooms by the side of the Varkala Temple road. Their grievance is that permission is frequently granted by the second respondent for conduct of public meetings in the space in front of the shop of the petitioners. This WPC No.36979/2009 2 obstructs the access of persons to the shop rooms of the petitioners and thereby affects their business adversely. It is in these circumstances that the petitioners had come to this Court. 4. The learned Government Pleader on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 submits that respondents 1 and 2 have no objection against the interim order being made absolute. 5. Having considered all the relevant circumstances, we are satisfied that the interim order dated 22.12.2009 can now be made absolute. 6. In the result, a) This writ petition is allowed. b) The interim order dated 22.12.2009 extracted above is made absolute. R.BASANT JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE WPC No.36979/2009 3 css/