IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 453 OF 2011(F) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. N.AMMU, AGED 72 YEARS, W/O. C.K.GOPALAN, RESIDING AT CHARUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KIZHAKE DESOM, DESOM P.O., ALUVA-3. 2. C.K.GOPALAN, AGED 73 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHARUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KIZHAKE DESOM, DESOM P.O., ALUVA-3. 3. C.G.KRISHNADAS, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. C.K.GOPALAN, RESIDING AT CHARUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KIZHAKE DESOM, DESOM P.O., ALUVA-3. BY ADV. SRI.DILISH JOHN SMT.T.V.SHELJA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMBASSERY. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMBASSERY. 3. E.N.ARAVINDAKSHAN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O. NARAYANAN NAMBI, ELAVUNKAL HOUSE, EAST DESOM, DESOM P.O., ALUVA-2. ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI FOR R3 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.K. VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE COMLPLAINT BEFORE THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMBASSERY POLICE STATION, AGAINST THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR THE COMPLAINT BEFORE THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMBASSERY FILED BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(a) TRUE COPY OF THE PLIANT IN O.S. 6/2011 ON THE FILE OF THE MUNSIFF COURT, ALUVA, DATED 3.1.2011. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE. knc/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) 453 OF 2011 = = = = = = = = = = = == == = = = = DATED THIS, THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011. J U D G M E N T Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction for appropriate police protection. First petitioner is the wife of the second petitioner and the third petitioner is their son. They say that they belong to the marginalized sector in the economic sense. They have certain complaints about the third respondent creating nuisance and throwing challenge to their life. 2. We have perused the writ petition and the counter affidavit filed by the third respondent. We do not propose to express anything on the merits of the case. Ext.R3(a) has been filed by the first petitioner before the Munsiff's Court, Aluva, against the third respondent herein. All that is required is that police will ensure that law and order is maintained and any threat to the life of the petitioners, if complained of, would be taken care of in accordance with law and the police will not interfere in any matters WP(C) 453/2011 2 relating to settlement of disputes which will have to be done by the civil court. This is without prejudice to the contentions of the parties in Ext. R3 (a) suit - O.S. 6 of 2011. Writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, (JUDGE) P.S. GOPINATHAN, (JUDGE) knc/-