IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2007 / 12TH SRAVANA 1929 OP.No. 11379 of 2000(S) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- N.R.MENON, 44/3333,. 'SAI RAM' NEAR TVS HIGH WAY KALOOR, COCH I SUO MOTO RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COCHI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.V.MANOJ THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P,NO.11379 of 2000-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT The complaint raised in this original petition relates to the hardships and adverse experience which people have to undergo while travelling in private buses within the Cochin Corporation. 2. Learned Govt. Pleader has filed a statement on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Kochi assuring that effective steps have been taken to take action against male passengers who meddle with lady passengers, students and children with the intention of sexual harassment. It is also averred that patrolling has been intensified to contain the criminal activities of various persons and police have been deployed in mufti and in uniform in various important places also. It is assured that night patrolling also is being introduced to check the hostels and isolated places to find out assault on children. Since the police has already taken effective steps in the matter, I close this original petition recording the assurances made in the statement filed by the learned Govt. Pleader. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.11379 of 2000-S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 3rd August, 2007.