IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2009 / 12TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38143 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUNITHA KUMARI SUNITHA MANDIRAM, KAROOR KULANGARA KALLUVATHUKKAL, KOLLAM DT. BY ADV. SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE PARIPPALLY POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DT. 2. USHA PADINGATTATHIL VEEDU,KAROOR KULANGARA, KOLLAM DT. 3. ASHA PARVATHI BHAVAN, DO..DO... 4. LAKSHMIKUTTY KOCHUKIZHAKKATHIL VEEDU, DO...DO... 5. LATHA N.R., KARIKOTHIYIL HOUSE DO..DO..... 6. SHERLY B VASANTHALAYAM,DO.....DO..... 7. BABY, THUNDILEZTHATHU VEEDU DO..DO...... 8. PANNAMMA, BABUBHAVAN DO..DO... WP(C).No. 38143 of 2008 -2- 9. R.SHOBHA, MELATHIL VEEDU DO....DO... 10. BABU, S/O.LAKSHMIKUTTY KOCHKIZHAKKATHIL VEEDU, DO....DO.... MENTALLY RETARDED PERSON. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.38143 of 2008 ------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT KOSHY, Ag.C.J. The contention of the petitioner is that the petitioner and her children are being threatened by respondents 2 to 10. It is submitted that civil suits are pending. 2. We are not expressing any opinion regarding the merits of the civil disputes in a writ petition seeking police protection. We cannot also adjudicate the merits of the civil cases pending. However, we dispose of the writ petition directing the police to see that law and order is maintained and lives of both sides are not endangered. Sd/- (J.B. KOSHY) Ag. Chief Justice Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk //true copy// P.S. to Judge