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 11TH JUNE 2008 / 21ST JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 37056 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. AHAMMED ASHRAF, S/O.LATE MUSTAFA, RABHI MANZIL, ALUVA EAST VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK. 2. SAINABHA, W/O.LATE MUSTAFA, -DO- -DO- BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY SRI.V.V.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL) ALUVA. 2. THE D.Y.S.P. OF POLICE, O/O. DYSP OF POLICE, PERUMBAVOOR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, O/O.SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERUMBAVOOR. 4. AHAMMED SAHREEF, S/O.LATE IBRAHIM, THOTTATHIL KOTTAPPURATH HOUSE, NORTH VAZHAKKULAM, MARAMPILLY VILLAGE, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.H.ABDUL AZEEZ SRI.K.A.JALEEL FOR R.4 SRI.N.K.POULOSEKUTTY FOR R.4 GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 37056 OF 2007-J ----------------------------------------- Dated 11th June, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioners have approached this Court, seeking the following relief: “A writ of mandamus or any other writ, order order direction directing the respondents 1 to 3 to provide effective adequate police protection to the petitioners and their family members against the threats, assault and intimidation by the 4th respondent and his hired goondas, to ensure the safety of their life and limb and the peaceful conduct of the family gathering/prayer meeting organized on 16.12.2007 in Exhibit P1 property.” The meeting on 16.12.2007 is already over long ago. Therefore, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. There was no interim order in this Writ Petition, which was pending for the last six months. Therefore, we feel that the first part of the prayer is also not surviving now. But, if there is any actual threat to the lives of the petitioners or their family members, they WPC 37056/2007 2 will be free to approach this Court again. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. Nm/