IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS THURSDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2010 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9554 of 2010(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SAMAD A ABDUL KADER,S/O.ABDUL KADER, AGED 25 YEARS,ENGINEER,ANJIKATH HOUSE,THRIKKAKARA. PO,PIN-682021,VAZHAKKALA VILLAGE,KANAYANNOOR TALUK,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SABITHA KAREEM,AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PRESIDENT,THRIKKAKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH,RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEKARA HOUSE,KAKKANAD.P.O. 2. ABDUL KAREEM,AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEKARA HOUSE,KAKKANAD.P.O. 3. AZAD ,S/O.MUHAMMED AGED 35 YEARS, KOCHUVELI HOUSE,CHANDIROOR.P.O,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-688 547. 4. KALAM, S/O.MUHAMMED AGED 35 YEARS, KOCHUVELI HOUSE,CHANDIROOR.P.O,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-688 547. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,KOCHI CITY, ERNAKULAM. R5 & 6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. T.K. VIPIN DAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 17.3.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 6TH RESPONDENT WITH COPY TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT. /TRUE OCPY/ K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 9554 of 2010 T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing respondents 5 & 6 to afford proper and adequate police protection to the life of the petitioner and his family members from the threat of respondents 1 to 4. ii) direct the 6th respondent to take proper and adequate preventive action against respondents 1 to 4, their men, agents and servants from causing any untoward incident. iii) direct the 6th respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P1 after giving an opportunity to the petitioner for personal hearing.” W.P.(C).No. 9554 of 201 2 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. The petitioner married the daughter of respondents 1 and 2. Later due to difference of opinion, they were separated and the petitioner's wife is residing with respondents 1 and 2. Petitioner is coming to his residential house through Seaport - Airport road in front of the residential house of respondents 1 and 2. Respondents 1 to 4 are regularly threatening the petitioner to finish off him unless he settle the matrimonial disputes. 3. Learned counsel for respondents 1 to 4 submits that there is absolutely no such incident and that they are trying to settle the issue. 4. Accordingly this Writ Petition is disposed of recording the above submission. However, we direct that in case there is request from the petitioner, protection shall be afforded by the 5th respondent as against respondents 1 to 4. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm