IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS TUESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 13TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2583 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. BIJU ABRAHAM KAIPPANPLACKAL,AGED 43 YEAS ADVOCATE, S/O.ABRAHAM KAIPPANPLACKAL PADIYOTTUCHAL PO, PERINGOME VILLAGE, THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. ROSAMMA AGED 65 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, W/O.ABRAHAM KAIPPANPLACKAL HOUSE, PADIYOTTUCHAL PO, PERINGOME VILLAGE, THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. ANTONY ABRAHAM KAIPPANPLACKAL,AGED 30 YEARS, BUSINESS, S/O.ABRAHAM, KAIPPANPLACKAL HOUS E, PADIYOTTUCHAL PO, PERINGOME VILLAGE, THALIPA RAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. JIJI, AGED 35 YEARS, TEACHER, W/O.JAMES KAPPIYARUMANAYIL, THIMIRI VILLAGE, THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NISHIN GEORGE VIJAYABABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUPERIENDENT OF POLICE, KANNUR 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERINGOME POLICE STATION, THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERINGOME POLICE STATION, THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. HEMANT KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, POLICE CONSTABLE FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN, PERINGOME POLICE STATION, KANNUR. 5. BABY @ EMMANUEL, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.THOMAS, KOYYIKKAL HOUSE, PADIYOTTUCHAL PO, KANNUR. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 2583 of 2010 W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioners have approached this Court for a direction to the first respondent to take action against respondents 3 to 5, who are causing harassment against the petitioners and their family members. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioners is that petitioners are neighbours of the 5th respondent. There are civil litigations between the parties and orders have been passed by the civil court. The complaint of the petitioners is that respondents 3 and 4, police officers, are harassing the petitioners. It is stated that the 4th respondent had conducted an enquiry and instead of taking the statement of the first petitioner, he was asked to report before the Peringom Police Station. It is also stated that the 4th respondent abused the first petitioner. W.P.(C).No. 2583 of 2010 2 3. According to the petitioners, the father of petitioners 1, 3 and 4 is suffering from liver cancer. According to the petitioners the third respondent is attempting to force the petitioners to settle the dispute. 4. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that an order of injunction has been passed by the civil court. It is also submitted that there is a complaint about violation of the injunction order by the 5th respondent. Thereupon the third respondent intervened in the matter. The learned Government Pleader submits that the parties have been advised to approach the civil court itself and that thereafter the police have not interfered. 5. We record the submission of the learned Government Pleader and close this writ petition. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm