IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 26TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 4012 of 2007(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ HILL VALLEY RECREATION CLUB, MARAYOOR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SALEEM RAVEENDRAN, ROOM NO.128, WARD NO.2, MARAYOOR PANCHAYATH. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.SUJESH MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, IDUKKI. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, IDUKKI. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MARAYOOR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI P.A. SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. Koshy & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).NO.4012 of 2007-C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy, J. This is a petition alleging police harassment. According to the petitioner, it is conducting a club in a rented room. But police is harassing the petitioner. Learned Govt. Pleader submitted that only a room is taken on rent by the club and no activities are conducted therein so far. In any event, police is free to check the club or premises to find out whether illegal activities are being conducted and whether liquor is consumed without license, or contraband articles are stored there in the name of a club. Without prejudice to the right of the police to check and verify, we direct the police to see that if no illegal activities are conducted, they shall not harass the members of the petitioner club. (J.B. Koshy, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- -3-