IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 21ST JUNE 2007 / 31ST JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 18491 of 2007(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ G.SURENDRAN, G.S.LAND, PRALAYAGIRI, THOCAUD P.O., VADASSERIKONAM, VARKALA. BY ADV. SRI.R.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. S.SUNDERESAN, A.C.S. CPI(M), VARKALA, AREA COMMITTEE. 2. T.RADHAKRISHNAN, CPI(M), AREA COMMITTEE MEMBER, JAYAMANDIRAM, PANAYARA P.O. 3. G.S.SUNIL, CPI(M) LOCAL SECRETARY, CHEMMARUTHY, RESIDING AT VASANTHAVILASAM, PANAYARA P.O., 4. B.BAIJU, PUTHEN VEEDU, PALAYAMKUNNU PO. WORKING AT CHEMMARUTHY SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, T.32, JUNIOR CLERK, PANAYARA P.O. 5. A.ABOOBACKER, SHERIFA MANZIL, MUTTAPPALAM, KANWASRAMAM JN; SREENIVASAPURAM P.O., VARKALA. 6. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARKALA. 7. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. R6 & R7 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI P.A.SALIM. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/06/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.18491/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXT: EXT.P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION FORWARDED TO THE SIXTH RESPONDENT ON 12/6/2007. P.R.RAMAN & K.HEMA, JJ. -------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.18491 OF 2007 --------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of June, 2007 JUDGMENT Raman,J. Petitioner is stated to be the Branch Manager of Chemmaruthy Service Co-operative Bank Ltd., Panayara, Varkala. It is submitted that he is a social worker fighting against corruption. It is stated that there is a faction in the party to which he belongs and the opposite group is causing threat to his life. 2. The learned counsel for respondents 1 to 5 stoutly denied the allegations. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not even a member of the party. Whatever it be, this Court has only granted police protection for the life of the petitioner, which he is entitled to. That being the case, without going further into the allegations raised in the writ petition, the interim order is made absolute. However we may add to say that the object sought to be achieved by the petitioner as a social -2- W.P.(C).NO.18491/2007 worker, however laudable it may be, the means to achieve the same is also to be legal. Writ Petition is closed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge. K.HEMA, Judge. kcv.