IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 14TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24048 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VICTOR T.THOMAS, MULAMOOTTIL HOUSE, KOZHENCHERRY, WORKING PRESIDENT, PAMBA BOAT RACE NEERATTUPURAM, NEDUMPURAM, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.LIJU.V.STEPHEN SRI.EBY AUGUSTINE SMT.INDU SUSAN JACOB RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA.688001 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA.689101 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA.689101 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EDATHUA POLICE STATION, EDATHUA.689573 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.VIJU ABARAHAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.24048/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS; EXT.P1: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 12/8/2011. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RSPONDENT DATED 12/8/2011. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 12/8/2011. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No. 24048 OF 2011 ------------------------ Dated this the 5th day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. On this writ petition coming up for admission the learned senior Government Pleader Sri.Viju Abraham has taken notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. In this writ petition the petitioner President of a society registered under Act 12 of 1955 by name Pamba Boat Race, Nerattupuram" claims that the Society has been conducting boat race by name Pamba Boat Race since 1957 with the support of the general public as well as the District Administration. The petitioner alleges that reliable information has been received from various sources that mafia groups and social miscreants are planning to disrupt the smooth and peaceful conduct of the event which is scheduled on 9th September, 2011. The WPC.No.24048/2011 2 petitioner has already submitted Ext.P1 to P3 before respondents 2 to 4 who are police officers at various levels. The petitioner complains that respondents 2 to 4 have not yet considered the same in the correct perspective and the petitioner apprehends that this lethargy on the party of the police will turn up to be fatal to the conduct of the Boat Race as well as the cultural programme which are also scheduled to be conducted on 9/9/2011. 3. The learned senior Government Pleader submitted that on 31/8/2011 the District Collector, Pathanamthitta conveyed a meeting of the office bearers of the petitioner society and various District Level Officers and has already taken decision to afford needful protection for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the above Boat Race which attracts several tourists. The Government Pleader submitted that last year also adequate protection was given and the Boat Race went on smoothly. We record the above submissions of the learned Government Pleader and dispose of this writ petition directing the respondents to ensure that Pamba Boat Race, which is subject matter of this writ petition, goes on smoothly on the WPC.No.24048/2011 3 scheduled date. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM,JUDGE. dpk