IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI MONDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2008 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 9888 of 2008(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.J.JOSEPH, ALUNKAL HOUSE, ANICKAD EAST P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHITTARIKKAL. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KASARGOD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.9888 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 26th DAY OF MAY, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner has approached this Court alleging police harassment. He is the registered owner of a stage carriage, KL- 5L 30. It is having regular permit on the route Kumali- Konnakkad. Now the term of the permit is over and he is operating on the strength of temporary permit. His application for renewal of the permit is pending before the primary authority. While so, the first respondent is unnecessarily harassing the petitioner's crew who are operating the vehicle. The vehicle is detained and checked unnecessarily. 2. Feeling aggrieved by the said actions of the first respondent, the petitioner has approached this Court. Learned Government Pleader upon instructions submitted that some complaints were received by the first respondent against the petitioner from bus operators alleging that he is not operating the vehicle in accordance with the permit granted. Therefore, the vehicle was checked. It is submitted that a petty case has been registered against the driver and the conductor for the reason that they were not keeping in the vehicle the copy of the permit. Learned Government Pleader also submitted that the police have no intention whatsoever to harass the petitioner. If there is any dispute regarding the route, which is being operated by the petitioner, the same can be resolved without difficulty by referring to his permit and the time schedule. In view of the submission of the learned Government Pleader that the police have no intention to harass the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn