IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH SATURDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2007 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 35561 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K. JOSEPH, AGED 68 YEARS, NEELIYARA VEETTIL, POONJAR THEMMEKARA P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERATTUPUZHA POLICE STATION, ERATTUPUZHA. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM. 3. AJI, S/O. VAMADEVAN, MANOOR VEETTIL, NADUBHAGOM KARA, POONJAR (S) P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. SUNIL, NADATHILPARAMBIL, NAGAPUZHAYIL, POONJAR (S) P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. SUSAMMA @ SUSHAMA, W/O. SUNIL, NADATHILPARAMBIL, NAGAPUZHAYIL, POONJAR (S) P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K. MEERA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & K.M. JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 35561 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of December, 2007. JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J.: Petitioner seeks a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to give him adequate and effective police protection. 2. According to him, respondents 3 to 5 are interfering with his activities and also threatening his life and property. 3. In our opinion, the petition filed by the petitioner is wholly premature. If, for any reason the police authorities have not taken any action on the complaint lodged by the petitioner, in our view, he has to approach the superior authorities and bring to their notice the inaction on the part of the subordinate officials. Without even doing so, the petitioner has rushed to this court. Therefore, we say that writ petition is wholly premature. Therefore, the relief sought for by the petitioner cannot be granted. Accordingly, the writ petition requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE sb/DK.