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. 27177 of 2009(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. SOBHI, AGED 38, D/O.SWARNAMMA, UTHRAM NIVAS, THANNIMOODU, ERINCHAYAM P.O., NEDUMANGADU. 2. MINIMOL, AGED 28, D/O.SWARNAMMA, MAKAYIRAM VEEDU, THANNIMOODU, ERINCHAYAM P.O., NEDUMANGADU. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP SRI.V.VIJULAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVT.OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OFFICE OF DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NEDUMANGADU. 4. PRAMOD, THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OFFICE OF CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMANGADU. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMANGADU. 6. SOMASEKHARAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WP(C)NO.27177/2009 7. ANANDAVALLY, HOUSE NO.II, SILK FARM ESTATE, THANNIMMOODU, ERINCHAYAM P.O., NEDUMANGADU. 8. NEELAKANTAN, HOUSE NO.III, SILK FARM ESTATE, THANNIMMOODU, ERINCHAYAM P.O., NEDUMANGADU. 9. HAZEEM, S/O.RAHIM, VATTAKARIKKAKAM, THANNIMMOODU, ERINCHAYAM PO., NEDUMANGADU. 10. CHANDRAN @ KILKKU, ROADARIKATHU VEEDU, THANNIMMOODU JUNCTION, ERINCHAYAM P.O., NEDUMANGADU. R1 TO R3, R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.27177/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1(A) COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM DATED 16/1/2008. P1(B) COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM DATED 17/1/2008. P1(C) COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM DATED 18/1/2008. P2(A) COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM DATED 17/9/2009. P2(B) COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM DATED 22/9/2009. P3 COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 18/9/2009 BEFORE POLICE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.27177 of 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th March, 2011 JUDGMENT Basant, J. This petition for police protection filed as early as on 25.9.2009 remains without disposal even now. The matter came up for hearing last on 13.10.2009. Thereafter, there has been no posting. Today, the matter has come up along with other cases which have been listed by the Registry which have been pending unnecessarily for a long period of time. 2. Service in this writ petition is not complete. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the light of the subsequent events, the petitioners do not want to seek any specific relief in this writ petition now. But, the rights of the petitioners to approach the police, in case there is any threat to life later, may not be fettered. This is the only submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners. 3. We are satisfied in these circumstances that no WPC No.27117/2009 2 further directions are necessary in this writ petition. This writ petition is accordingly dismissed. Needless to say the option of the petitioners to approach the police, if there is any future threat to their lives shall remain unfettered by the disposal of this writ petition. R.BASANT JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE css/