IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2011 / 18TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14022 of 2011(C) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- PONNAMMA.S,W/O. LATE SRI.R.HARISH CHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 42 YEARS,RESIDING AT LALITHA BHAVAN, POOVATTUR EAST MURI, KALAYAPURAM VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM- 691 560. BY ADVS. SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SRI.C.S.DIAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. VIJAYAKUMAR,S/O.SRI.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, AGED 52 YEARS,RESIDING AT CHITTADATH HOUSE, PUTHUR P.O,PUTHUR VILLAGE,KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM- 691 507. 2. VENUGOPAL , S/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, AGED 48 YEARS,RESIDING AT CHITTADATH HOUSE, PUTHUR P.O,PUTHUR VILLAGE,KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM- 691 507. 3. GIREESH KUMAR,S/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, AGED 38 YEARS,RESIDING AT CHITTADATH HOUSE, PUTHUR P.O,PUTHUR VILLAGE,KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM- 691 507. 4. HARIKUMAR.J, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.LATE SRI.JANARDHANAN UNNITHAN,RESIDING AT 'SREEVILASAM',EDAVATTOM,KARUVELLIL P.O, EZHUKONE,KOTTARAKKARA -691 505. W.P.(C). NO.14022/2011-C: 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, KOTTARAKKARA - 691 506. 6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHUR POLICE STATION,KOLLAM- 691 507. 7. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLA, (RURAL) OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PUTHUR , KOLLAM- 691 507. R5 TO R7 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.14022/2011-C: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBIT: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.7. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.14022 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th June, 2011 JUDGMENT Basant, J. The petitioner, a widow, has come to this Court claiming issue of directions to respondents 5 to 7 under Article 226 of the Constitution to afford protection for the petitioner from respondents 1 to 4. She prays for an order directing protection of her life and person. 2. According to the petitioner, the fourth respondent was a friend of the deceased husband of the petitioner. The petitioner has lost her husband and a daughter later. The fourth respondent had helped the petitioner to tide over financial difficulties. That liability has been discharged now. Respondents 1 to 3 are the brothers in law of the fourth respondent. Respondents 1 to 3 are falsely alleging that the petitioner has an illicit relationship with the fourth respondent. They are taking law into their hands and are attempting to threaten, intimidate, assault and vex the petitioner. The short prayer of the petitioner is that WPC No.14022 of 2011 2 protection may be given to her life and person. She has no grievance against the fourth respondent. But he has been arrayed as a party in this petition to place all the relevant facts before the Court. 3. Service is complete. Respondent No.4 has entered appearance. Respondent No.4 does not raise any objections against the prayer made in this writ petition. Respondents 1 to 3 are served. Respondents 2 and 3 had entered appearance through her counsel (by name Tojan, it is submitted by the petitioner's counsel). That counsel had on 1.6.2011 prayed for time to file vakkalat and counter affidavit. Today when the matter came up for hearing, there is no representation for respondents 1 to 3. No counter affidavit has been filed also. We are satisfied that it is not necessary to wait any longer for appearance on behalf of respondents 1 to 3 or their counter affidavit. 4. The learned Government Pleader submits that adequate police protection shall be afforded to the petitioner against any illegal, contumacious and culpable acts on the part of respondents 1 to 3. 5. We have considered all the relevant inputs. We accept the submissions of the learned Government Pleader WPC No.14022 of 2011 3 that adequate police protection shall be given to the petitioner against any illegal, culpable or contumacious acts on the part of respondents 1 to 3. We accept the undertaking that the police shall take necessary action to protect the life and person of the petitioner against such illegal acts of respondents 1 to 3. We are satisfied in these circumstances that no further specific directions are necessary. 6. Accepting the submissions of the learned Government Pleader on behalf of respondents 5 to 7, this writ petition is dismissed. sd/- R.BASANT JUDGE sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE css/ true copy P.S.TO JUDGE