IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2009 / 6TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 21841 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MALABAR FOOD PRODUCT DEALERS ASSOCIATION, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, K.BEERAN, S/O.MOIDEEN KOYA, AGED 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT "FATHIMA MANZIL", KOLACHERIPARAMBA, P.O.OLAVANNA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAMKUMAR SMT.ANITHA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CALICUT CITY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, FEROKE POLICE STATION, FEROKE PETTA, KOZHIKODE. 3. HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION (CITU), REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MR.P.KRISHNAN, 13/784A, KILIPRAMBA, ANNIE HALL ROAD, CALICUT-673 002. 4. CHUMADU MAZDOOR SANGHAM (BMS), REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MR.KUNNUMMAL CHANDRAN, BMS OFFICE KALLAI ROAD, CALICUT-673 002. 5. HEAD LOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION (INTUC) REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, M.P.JANARDHANAN, INTUC OFFICE, CHEROOTY ROAD, CALICUT-1. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C.NO.21841/2009 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOZHIKODE. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, FEROKE. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KOZHIKODE. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER ASSOCIATION. KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.21841 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- 1. To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding respondents 1 and 2 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's employees in distributing food products packets among shops within the local limits of Feroke Police Station. Despite service of notice there is no appearance. Learned Government Pleader, on instruction, submits that so far the Police has not received any complaint of any obstruction caused by respondents 3 to 5. It is also submitted that respondents 3 to 5, or for that matter any person, have any grievance in the employees of the petitioner distributing food products packets etc. in case those products are otherwise W.P(C)No.21841 of 2009 -:2:- permissible for distribution/sale. Subject to the above clarification the writ petition is allowed in terms of the prayer extracted above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)No.21841 of 2009 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 28th August, 2009