IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2006 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 25272 of 2006(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.SUNALI ARORA, W/O.SHRI.DINESH ARORA, D-7-2, M.S.FLATS, SECTOR XII, R.K.PURAM, NEW DELHI-110066. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEWS J.NEDUMPARA SRI.VADAKARA V.V.N.MENON SRI.S.JAMAL SRI.SREEVALSAN.V RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DR.DINESH ARORA, I.A.S., SUB-COLLECTOR, OTTEPALAM, KERALA. 3. SHRI.OOMMEN CHANDY, FORMER CHIEF MINISTER, PRESENTLY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY G.P. SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C.NO. 25272 OF 2006 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT Since the third respondent is not a necessary party, he is deleted from the party array. 2. The prayer in the Writ Petition is for a direction to the first respondent to take appropriate action against the second respondent for the allegations raised in the petitioner's complaint. According to the petitioner, petitioner was married to the second respondent, but on account of ill-treatment and demand of dowry by the second respondent, petitioner had to leave the company of the second respondent and had to leave the State. The specific case of the petitioner is that demand of dowry is a violation of service conditions of the second respondent, on which disciplinary action can be taken by the Government. However, on the face of it, I feel, the dispute is essentially a matrimonial dispute between the petitioner and her husband, who is the second respondent. It is for the petitioner to seek remedy before the Family court or any appropriate forum. W.P. is 2 closed leaving freedom to the petitioner to take appropriate action for the redressal of her grievance. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge 3