IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2007 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 7467 of 2007(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SUJITH MATHEW, S/O. T.S.MATHEW, T.V.S.BUILDING, PERISSERY P.O., PULLIYOOR VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN SRI.ANIL KUMAR M.SIVARAMAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDALAM. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDALAM. 5. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA. 7. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. HARIKRISHNAN, S/O. K.G.MANOHARAN, BUS DRIVER (K.S.R.T.C.), (T.S.23, CHENGANNUR- PATHANAMTHITTA ROUTE), KOTHURETHU HOUSE, KARAKKADU. 9. BHADRAN, (WORKING IN M. PANEL CHENGANNUR DEPOT.), VELLARAYIKUNNEL HOUSE, KARITHOTTA, MEZHUVELI, PATHANAMTHITTA. 10. JAYA NANDAN K.V., (M.PANEL K.S.R.T.C.), S/O. THANKAPPAN, MANDIRAPPADIYIL HOUSE, KOTTA P.O., KARAKKADU. 11. BIJU (KOUMUDI), MAHEENDRA JEEP DRIVER, ANACODE, ELAVAMTHITTA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. 12. MADHAVAN, POOVAKATHIL HOUSE, ELAVAMTHITTA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 TO R6 BY G.P. SHRI P.A. SALIM R7 BY ADV. SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF ORDER ALLOWING SUBSTITUTION DATED 9.2.2004 EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF TRANSFER OF THE PERMIT IN THE NAME OF THE PETITONER EXT.P4-TRUE COPY OF THE TIMINGS IN RESPECT OF VEHICLE KL-4/L 1463 EXT.P5-TRUE COPY OF FIR NO.125/07 DATED 26.2.07 AND STATEMENT GIVEN BY SHRI HARIKRISHNAN BEFORE ASST. POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, PANDALAM EXT.P6-TRUE COPY OF THE ACCIDENT-CUM-WOUND CERTIFICATE OF SUNIL ISSUED THE MEDICAL OFFICER, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, CHENGANNUR, EXT.P7-TRUE COPY OF DO. OF SUNEESH ISSUED BY DO. EXT.P8-TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 29.5.06 WITH THE REPLY OF R6 // TRUE COPY // J.B. Koshy & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).NO.7467 of 2007-L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of March, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy, J. This is a petition alleging police harassment and also for providing police protection. The petitioner is the registered owner of a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-4/N 9538 with regular permit. In the same route, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is also running another bus. There is some dispute with regard to the timings, etc. 2. Govt. Pleader submitted that crimes were registered against petitioner as well as K.S.R.T.C. driver. We are not expressing any opinion regarding the same. However, we direct the police to see that law and order is maintained and so long as petitioner has got permit, the police should see that petitioner is able to run the stage carriage according to the timings fixed by the authorities. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (J.B. Koshy, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/