IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2008 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 18936 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.V.KUNHUNNI NAIR, S/O.LATE KUNHIMALU NAISIAR, PARATHIKATTU VEETHOTUR NAIR HOUSE, ARANGOTTUKARA P.O. PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SOHAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. P.V.SUDHAKARAN, S/O.KRISHNANUNNI NAMBIAR, 'BHARATHI', NHAGATTIRI P.O., OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. P.V.KRISHNANUNNI @ OMANAKUTTAN, PUNCHALIL VEEDU, EZHUMANGAD, ARANGOTTUKARA P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. P.V.MANOHARAN, S/O.PADMANABHA PERUMBRA NAIR, THEKETHIL VEEDU, EZHUMANGAD, P.O.ARANGOTTUKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. P.V.USHA, D/O.BALAMANI, PUNCHALIL VEEDU, ARANGOTTUKARA P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. SIVAN, S/O.CHELIKATTIL UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, PERINGANNUR P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 6. GIRISH, S/O.THEKETHIL PADMANABHANUNNI, EZHUMANGAD, ARANGOTTUKARA P.O. PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 7. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHELASSERI, P.O.CHELASSERI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 8. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.KRISHNAN UNNI (SR.) FOR R3-6 SRI.SAJU.S.A FOR R3-6 SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD) FOR R3-6 SR.GOVT.PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL FOR R8 & R9 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.18936/08 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF C.C.NO.506/1973 OF THE TALUK LAND BOARD, OTTAPPALAM DATED 26.2.1982. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 8TH RESPONDENT DATED 1.6.08. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 9TH RESPONDENT DATED 11.6.08. TRUE COPY K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.18936 OF 2008 D --------------------------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 9th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner has approached this Court, seeking the following relief: “Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ or order directing the respondents 8 and 9 to give adequate police protection to the petitioner and his personal property, Veethottoor Sri Hanuman Temple in Survey No.254/1 and 319/3 of Thirumittacode-I Village, Palakkad District from the illegal interferences of the respondents 1 to 7.” If respondents 1 to 7 are interfering with the personal property of the petitioner, the petitioner's remedy lies before the civil court and not before the police. The police cannot be conceded any power to meddle in this dispute between the petitioner and the said respondents. In view of the above position, the Writ Petition is dismissed, without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner and his right to move other forums for appropriate reliefs. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn