IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2007 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 8777 of 2007(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI,S/O.RAGHAVAN PILLA (LATE)RAMASADANAM,VELIYAM VILLAGE,KOTTARAKKARA TALUK,KOLLAM.THE MANAGING TRUSTEE OF THE KERALA STATE GRAMEEN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,MALLAPPALLY CIRCLE OFFICE,MALLAPPALLY,PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR MALLAPPALLY POLICE STATION,PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.8777 OF 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated 26th March, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . This is a petition alleging police harassment. It is submitted by the petitioner that he is the Managing Trustee of the Kerala State Grameena Agricultural Development Centre, Kottarakkara. It has opened a new branch at Mallappally. Along with other business the petitioner is doing chit business also. According to the petitioner, police at Mallappally is unnecessarily harassing him. It is submitted by the Government Pleader that there were some complaints at Kottarakkara police station and because of those complaints the petitioner was only asked to produce the documents to find out whether the petitioner is conducting the business legally. It cannot say that such action on the part of the police is illegal. It is for the petitioner to convince the police, by producing documents, that his business is conducted legally. Recording the submission that police will not harass the petitioner but only act according to law, this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE tks