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 9TH MARCH 2010 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 1491 of 2010(J) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. KISHORE RAJ A.K., S/O.LATE KRISHNAN A.R. AGED 30, ARAYAMMATTUPARAMBIL HOUSE, METHALA, ANAPUZHA P.O., KODUNGALLOOR. 2. NAGAPRABHA S.K., D/O.K.SASIDHARAN NAIR, AGED 25, ARAYAMMATTUPARAMBIL HOUSE, METHALA, ANAPUZHA P.O., KODUNGALLOOR. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.S.VAIDYANATHAN SRI.P.PRIJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KODUNGALLOOR POLICE STATION, KODUNGALLOOR. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIZINGAM POLICE STATION, VIZINJAM,TRIVANDRUM DIST. 3. K.SASIDHARAN NAIR, THEKKEPLAVATHALA VEEDU, MULLOOR P.O. VIZINJAM, TRIVANDRUM DIST. 4. KAMALADEVI, W/O.K.SASIDHARAN NAIR, THEKKIPLAVATHALA VEEDU, MULLOOR P.O., VIZINGAM, TRIVANDRUM DIST. R1 & 2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. VIPIN DAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF SSLC BOOK OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DT. 9.1.2010 FOR CONDUCT OF MARRIAGE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, SREE KURUMBA BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE, ALAPUZHA. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT THE TIME OF MARRIAGE. /TRUE COPY/ K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 1491 of 2010 J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioners have approached this Court for a direction to respondents 1 and 2 not to harass the petitioners in their peaceful matrimonial life or to summon them to any police station. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioners is as follows. Petitioners belong to Hindu Community. They were in love and got married on 9.1.2010. Parents of the second petitioner, who are respondents 3 and 4 herein and who belong to Nair Community, were not willing to give the second petitioner in marriage to the first petitioner. Both the petitioners attained majority. To prove the same, Exts.P1 and P2, S.S.L.C. certificates were produced. Ext.P3 is the receipt for conduct of W.P.(C).No. 1491 of 2010 2 the marriage, issued by the Secretary, Sree Kurumba Bhagavathi Temple, Anapuzha and Ext.P4 series are the photographs taken at the time of the marriage. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader. Though served, there is no appearance for respondents 3 and 4. 4. The learned Government Pleader submits that a man missing case has been registered at the Vizhinjam Police Station. Learned Government Pleader further submits that the police will not harass the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of as follows. There will be a direction to respondents 1 and 2 not to harass the petitioners or to summon them to any police station for marrying. There will be a further direction to respondents 1 and 2 not to interfere with the peaceful matrimonial life of the petitioners. However, we record the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners that the W.P.(C).No. 1491 of 2010 3 petitioners will appear before the concerned Magistrate, in connection with the man missing case, within a period of three weeks. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm