IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 5TH MAY 2009 / 15TH VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 12907 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SURESH KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.BHASKARAN NAIR, CHARIVUKALAYIL VEETTIL, KONNI-AIRAVON MURI & VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONNI. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONNI. 4. K.GEORGE, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O.GEORGE JOSEPH, MAMMOOTTIL ESTATE, ARUVAPPULAM MURI & VILLAGE, KOZENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 5. ASHOK JOHN @ ASHOK, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.GEORGE JOSEPH, MAMMOOTTIL ESTATE, ARUVAPPULAM MURI & VILLAGE, KOZENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON & C.K.ABDUL REHIM,JJ. ----------------------------- W.P.C.No.12907 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of May 2009 ------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T RAMACHANDRA MENON,J The case of the petitioner is that police is harassing him at the instance of respondents 4 and 5, despite the fact that the issue involved is purely a civil dispute and that no offence is involved in any manner. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that there is no case of harassment at all and that the petitioner was instructed to come to the police station only to ascertain the factual position in response to a complaint preferred by the 4th respondent. It is further submitted by the learned Government Pleader that, on coming to know that the matter involved in W.P.C.No.12907/09 2 between was actually pertaining to some civil dispute, the police did not intend to proceed with the complaint any further. 3. Recording the above submissions, the matter is disposed of, making it clear that the petitioner shall not be summoned to the police station by the respondents, except in connection with some offence, if any committed by the petitioner. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. jsr W.P.C.No.12907/09 3