IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2007 / 25TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 21806 of 2007(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BRAHMANANDAN, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN, RESIDING AT 'SREEKRISHNA', AVANAVANCHERRY, ATTINGAL, CHIRAYINKIL TALUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.VENUGOPALAN NAIR SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EAST POLICE CIRCLE, KOLLAM. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KILIKOLLOOR POLICE STATION OF KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. SMT.ANILA, MANAGER, "PRAJAPITHA BRAHMAKUMAREES EESWAREEYA VISWA VIDYALAYAM", KILIKOLLOOR BRANCH, KILIKOLLOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 6. SMT.LATHA, "PRAJAPITHA BRAHMAKUMAREES EESWAREEYA VISWA VIDYALAYAM", VARKALA BRANCH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 7. SMT.SHANTHI, "PRAJAPITHA BRAHMAKUMAREES EESWAREEYA VISWA WIDYALAYAM", ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 8. REVATHY BRAHMANANDAN, AGED 20 YEARS, D/O SREEKRISHNA, AVANANCHERRY, ATTINGAL, CHIRAYINKIL TALUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY SRI.V.K.MOHANAN, ADDL.DGP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.21806 of 2007 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 16th July, 2007. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “Declare that the petitioner is entitled to keep the custody of his unmarried daughter Revathy Brahmanandan in his family house along with other family members as in the usual course of family life in spite of her attainment of majority, considering her own well being and such right of the petitioner is coming within the ambit of his fundamental right as guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India.” In view of the judgment in W.P.(Crl) No.160 of 2007, it is submitted that the writ petition may be permitted to be withdrawn, without prejudice to the liberty to the petitioner to move this Court, if necessary. Ordered accordingly. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A. NO. OF 2004 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 18th June, 2007.