IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2007 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 11278 of 2007(P) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ S.ROMEO, S/O SASIDHARAN, OMANAVILASOM, CHOZHIYAKODU, KULATHUPUZHA VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI. K.SIJU SRI.A.MUHAMMED RAFFI RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RURAL, KURAVANKONAM, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 3. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, KOLLAM CIRCLE CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C).NO. 11278 OF 2007 ----------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of April, 2007. JUDGMENT Koshy, J. This is a petition alleging police harassment. Petitioner engaged in the business of procurement, transporting and selling of building materials including bricks, sand metal chips, river sand etc. Government pleader submitted that there is no harassment. Police as well as Sales Tax and Forest Department have the right to check whether any illegal activities are carried on and police is only checking the same and not harassing the petitioner. Even though police and officials can do the checking, they should see that no undue delay is caused and checking will not result in harassment. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. bkn