IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2009 / 21ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23005 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- GOPINATHAN, S/O.LATE CHELLAPPAN, AGED 61 YEARS, EENDIKALA PUTHENVEEDU, CHERU VARAKONAM, PARASSALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.AHZAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PARASSALA POLICE STATION, PARASSALA. 2. SOMAN, THUSHI NIVAS, PALATHOVILA, MALAYINKEEZHU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BENNY GERVASIS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.23005 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- i) to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 1st respondent not to harass petitioner and interfere with the life of petitioner. ii) to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 1st respondent to conduct a proper investigation and find petitioner's son. As far as the second prayer is concerned, it is for the petitioner to move the Magistrate of competent jurisdiction. As far as the first prayer is concerned, learned Government Pleader submits that the police is only conducting a lawful investigation on a man missing case. The missing man is none other than the son of the petitioner and the son-in-law of the second respondent. Petitioner submits that he will co-operate with any lawful investigation lawfully conducted by the police. Police will only do that. Therefore, the petitioner need not apprehend any harassment provided he co-operates with the investigation. Since the police is conducting a lawful investigation with the W.P(C)No.23005/2009 -:2:- co-operation of the parties, there is no room for any harassment. Thus there is no merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)No.23005 of 2009 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 12th August, 2009