IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2009 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 19513 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SINDHU, W/O. ANILKUMAR, ANIL NIVAS, CHAVARODU, PARIPPALLY P.O., CHEMMANTHURUTH VILLAGE, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUDHEER SRI.SANU.S.PANICKER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. C.I. OF POLICE, VARKALA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 2. S.P. OF POLICE (RURAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KERALA. 4. HAMSA, MOOZHIYIL, MUTHALA P.O., PALLIKKAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 5. SONA HAMSA, MUTHALA P.O., PALLIKKAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER T.K.VIPINDAS R4 & R5 BY ADV. SRI.SUDHEER GANESH KUMAR.R. SRI.B.PREMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 19513 of 2009 :: 2 :: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT PREFERRED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 2.7.09. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT PREFERRED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DTD. 2.7.09. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE SUIT NO.201/09 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE SUB COURT, ATTINGAL. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //true copy// P.S. To Judge SK/- KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C).No.19513 of 2009 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. The petitioner has approached this court complaining of police harassment. This court has already directed the police not to interfere with the civil disputes as per order dated 13.7.2009. 2. The petitioner has a further grievance with regard to the discharge of duties by the 1st respondent. 3. It is now submitted that the petitioner has approached the 3rd respondent. But the petitioner has a statutory right to take up such grievances before the 'Police Complaint Authority'. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the interim order referred above and W.P.(C).No.19513 of 2009 :: 2 :: without prejudice to the liberty of the petitioner to approach the 'Police Complaint Authority'. Sd/- (KURIAN JOSEPH) JUDGE Sd/- (C.T.RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE SK/- //true copy//