IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 24TH AUGUST 2009 / 2ND BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 23303 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- E.R.ANILKUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.RAGHAVAN, EATTACKAL HOUSE, CHIRAKKADAVU CENTRE P.O., PONKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOY GEORGE SMT.PRAICY JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE SUPT. OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM. 5. THE C.I. OF POLICE, PONKUNNAM. 6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PONKUNNAM. BY GP SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).23303/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 24th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is the registered owner of four stage carriage buses operating on the route Ponkunnam – Manimala and Ponkunnam – Pallikkavu, has serious grievance against certain actions allegedly committed by respondents 5 and 6 against him on a previous occasion. He says that the vindictive acts allegedly committed by respondents 5 and 6 even resulted him in being denied an opportunity to pay his respects to his father who died allegedly out of the shock when he heard that the petitioner, his son, was in police custody. A comprehensive complaint has been lodged by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent, District Collector, with copy to the other. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that such complaint has been forwarded to the Superintendent of Police and that the Superintendent of Police will conduct an enquiry. W.P.(C).23303/09 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is an earlier direction by this Court as per Ext.P2 requiring the Regional Transport Officer to take action to see that the KSRTC operate services strictly in accordance with the timings allotted to them. He submits that the direction has not been observed by them scrupulously. This is an aspect that shall be looked into by the Regional Transport Officer. 4. Writ petition is disposed of with the following directions. 5. Superintendent of Police to whom Ext.P6 has been forwarded, shall see that proper enquiry is conducted and appropriate action taken against the offenders of law, if on enquiry, it is found that there has been such infraction. Regional Transport Officer, the 3rd respondent, shall take steps to see that the directions issued in Ext.P2 are complied with, without giving rise to any complaint as such. The contentions raised by the petitioner as regards the steps taken against him for including him in the list of known goondas, under the provisions of the Kerala Anti W.P.(C).23303/09 3 Social Activities (Prevention) Act are left open, with the observation that the respondents shall take steps only in accordance with law. Writ petition is disposed of as above. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs