IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2011 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 7332 of 2011(N) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. C.C.USMAN, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. MOHAMMED, CHALILCHALAKANDI HOUSE, IRUMBUZHI P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. SHANIL USMAN MOHAMED, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O. C.C.USMAN, CHALILCHALAKANDI HOUSE, IRUMBUZHI P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.M.MADHU SMT.C.S.RAJANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF KOZHIKODE, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KOZHIKODE-673 032. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KOZHIKODE NORTH, KOZHIKODE-673 032. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VELLAYIL POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE-673 032. R1 BY ADV. SRI.P.V.SURENDRANATH,SC,KOZHIKODE CORPN R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.C.M.CHARISMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.7332/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.2853/2004 OF S.R.O. WEST HILL, KOZHIKODE. P2 COPY OF THE RENEWED BUILDING PERMIT DATED 14/12/2009. P3 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES. P4 COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT FOR CUTTING THE ROAD. P5 COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.2772/2007 P6 COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.1244/2007. P6(A) COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.1245/2007. P6(B) COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.2996/06. P7 COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT DTD 30/11/2009. P8 COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 22/02/2011. P8(A) COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD. P9 COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 25/02/2011. P9(A) COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.7332 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th March, 2011 JUDGMENT Basant, J. The petitioners have come to this Court with this petition seeking issue of directions under Article 226 of the Constitution to respondents 2 and 3 to afford protection to the petitioners against illegal conduct of non- specified persons. 2. According to the petitioners, they have undertaken construction of a multi storeyed building within the jurisdiction of respondents 2 and 3. One building is completed and the construction of the other building is in progress. It is the grievance of the petitioners that non- specified and unidentified persons are indulging in the wanton violent conduct of throwing stones at the building. This considerably imperils the life and person of the petitioners, the persons employed by the petitioners as also the occupants of the buildings already constructed. According to the petitioners, respondents 2 and 3 police officials are guilty of inaction. The petitioners have wpc No.7332/2011 2 arrayed the Corporation of Calicut also as the first respondent. No relief is claimed against them. But, it is said that they have been impleaded to show that the construction activity has been undertaken validly in accordance with law. 3. Who are the persons, who are allegedly indulging in violent actionable conduct and what is the purpose for which they are indulging in such conduct? Significantly, the petitioners are unable to give any explanation for this. According to the petitioners, to their knowledge, no specified persons have any motive against them and they are not able to specify the names of those who are indulging in such contumacious and culpable conduct. They are the victims. Why the miscreants are resorting to such conduct, the petitioners are unable to explain, it is submitted. 4. There is controversy between the petitioners and respondents 2 and 3 as to whether earlier complaints have been lodged or not. 5. The learned Government Pleader after taking instructions from respondents 2 and 3 submits that no earlier complaints raising such allegations as are raised in this petition were received. However, the learned wpc No.7332/2011 3 Government Pleader undertakes on behalf of respondents 2 and 3 that if there be any such culpable and contumacious conduct on the part of any person hereafter the petitioners can lodge complaints before respondents 2 and 3 whereupon they shall take necessary action to afford protection to the petitioners. 6. We record the said submissions of the learned Government Pleader. We are satisfied that no further directions are necessary in this writ petition now. 7. This writ petition is in these circumstances allowed in part accepting the submissions of the learned Government Pleader. We may, in the circumstances of this case, clarify that this order shall not clothe the police with any power to intervene in other disputes, if any, which the petitioners may have with others. Stone throwing by unspecified miscreants indulging in wanton conduct, we note, is the only grievance before us. R.BASANT JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE css/