IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 18TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2061 of 2008(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- ASHA LAWRENCE, D/O. M.M.LAWRENCE, AGED 40 YEARS, 702, 'GARDEN GATES APARTMENTS', GANDI NAGAR, COCHIN-20. BY ADV. SMT.PRABHA R.MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. DISTRICT POLICE COMPLAINT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT COLLECTORATE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM RANGE, ERNAKULAM. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 5. MR. IVAN RATHINAM, S/O.RATHINAM PILLAI, ARRAR KADAVIL HOUSE, VADAKKAL P.O., ALAPPUZHA, NOW WORKING AS THE ASST.COMMANDENT OF ARMED RESERVE POLICE CAMP, ALAPPUZHA. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.R. SABU R5 BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.2061/2008 U APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 26/02/2007. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 14/06/2007. EXT.P3: COPY OF COMPLAINT DTD. 18/07/2007. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 27/10/2007 TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE RECEIPT DTD.29/12/2007. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.2061 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The prayers sought for in this writ petition is to direct the first respondent to dispose of Ext.P4 complaint. The second prayer is to direct the respondents 2 to 4 to continue the enquiry commenced on Exts.P1 and P3 and complete the same at the earliest. 2. Today, the learned Government Pleader submits on instructions from the second respondent that a complaint dated 8.8.2007 was received from the petitioner and that after getting a report from Inspector General of Police, Ernakulam Range, the matter has been forwarded to the Government of Kerala for appropriate action. This submission is recorded. It is also submitted that on receipt of Ext.P4 complaint, the first respondent has already initiated action. This submission is also recorded. 3. Now that action on Ext.P4 have been initiated by the WPC 2061/2008 first respondent, I direct that the steps taken shall be completed expeditiously. The writ petition is closed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE csl