IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2007 / 11TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1761 of 2007(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ TITUS GEORGE, S/O.V.M. GEORGE, VANIA SAT VISION, THIRUVANVANDOOR, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAMADAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE DEPUTY SUEPRINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHENGANNUR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHENGANNUR. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA. 5. HARIKUMAR, MARAMUTTATH HOUSE, MAZHUKKIRMURI, THIRUVANVANDOOR VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 6. UNNIKRISHNAN UNNITHAN, GLOBAL T.V. AND T.C.V. NETWORK, VALANJAVATTOM MURI, KADAPPARA VILLAGE, THIRUVALLA TALUK. 7. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.ASHOK KUMAR FOR R5 SMT.MARIAMMA KOSHY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).1761/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT NO.3/2004-2005, DATED 15.1.2005, EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER AND THE BOARD. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 25.12.2006 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 1.1.2007 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 14.2.2006 ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, CHENGANNUR. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 16.12.2006 IN I.A.NO.2018/2006 IN O.S.NO.379/2006, MUNSIFF COURT, CHENGANNUR. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 25.1.2007 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. /TRUE COPY/ J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.1761 OF 2007 (I) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of January, 2007 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition for police protection. Petitioner is running cable T.V. network. He has got Ext.P1 permit. According to contesting respondents there is breach of conditions of Ext.P1. If there is breach, it is for the objectors to bring it to the notice of the licensing authorities to take appropriate action. But they cannot take law into their hands. In the absence of any prohibitory orders they cannot personally obstruct the petitioner's business. In the absence of any stay order during the validity period of Ext.P1, police is directed to grant adequate protection as and when required. With the above observations this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 1th January, 2007