IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 26TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26552 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SUNIL KURUVILA, DIRECTOR ST.VINCENT DE PAUL HOSPITAL KUZHUPILLY, AYYAMPILLY PO., CHERAI, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) SRI.M.JAMES ANTONY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MUNAMBAM POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. 2. RANJITH ALIAS KANNAN, S/O.RAVI, KANNATTUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUZHUPILLY, AYYAMPILLY PO. CHERAI, ERNAKULAM DIST. BY SR.GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL - R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 26552/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS. EXT.P1 - A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.8.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 26552 OF 2008-J ----------------------------------------- Dated 17th September, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner is running a hospital. Alleging that the 2nd respondent, who is a local goonda, is obstructing and interfering with the functioning of the hospital, this writ petition is filed by him. The petitioner seeks appropriate directions to the police to grant protection to him and his hospital. He further submits, the representation before the police did not yield any results. 2. The learned Government Pleader, upon instructions, submitted that the 2nd respondent has no business to interfere in the functioning of the hospital and a crime has been registered against him, based on the complaint filed by the petitioner. 3. Having regard to the facts of the case, if the 2nd respondent in any way interferes or obstructs the functioning of the hospital, the WPC 26552.2008 2 petitioner may inform the 1st respondent. In that event the 1st respondent shall take effective action to remove the obstruction. The Writ Petition is allowed as above. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. Nm/