IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2009 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7572 of 2009(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHANAN.C.G, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O. GOPALAN AHCARI, CHANNAMAKKAL, PERUMPATTY, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.R.SANTHOSH BABU SRI.K.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERUMPATTY POLICE STATION, PERUMPATTY, MALLAPPALLY TALUK. 4. RAMAKRISHNAN, THUSHARAM, MARANKULAM, KOTTANGAL VILLAGE, KULATHUR.P.O, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. R1 TO 3 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI R. LAKSHMI NARAYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.7572 of 2009 ----------------------------------- DATED:MARCH 19, 2009. JUDGMENT Raman, J. The grievance raised in the writ petition is against the 3rd respondent alleging police harassment. Since there is an effective alternate remedy available to the petitioner to approach the Police Complaints Authority as per the Police (Amendment) Act, 2007 (Kerala), the petitioner can approach that authority at the first instance. If an application is made to that effect, there is no doubt that the authorities will consider his grievance and pass appropriate orders. Without prejudice to such rights, this writ petition is closed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE. mt/-