IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21390 of 2008(U) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. V.K.MOHANAN, VATTATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KATHIKUDAM.P.O. 2. DAISY FRANCIS, VATTOLY HOUSE, KADUKUTTY.P.O. 3. MOLLY THOMAS, VETTIYADAN HOUSE, ANNANAD.P.O. 4. THOMAS I. KANNATH, KANNATH HOUSE, P.O. PALAYAMPARAMBU. 5. MINI JOHNSON, MADAPPILLY HOUSE, P.O. PALAYAMPARAMBU. 6. K.V. BAIJU, KETTAYPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O. PALAYAMPARAMBU. 7. MERCY FRANCIS, CHETTUVALAPPIL HOUSE, P.O. KADUKUTTY. 8. K.N. VENU, KARAMVALAPPIL HOUSE, KATHIKUDAM.P.O. BY ADV. SRI.SREEPRAKASH K.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, WPC 21390/08 REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. I.G. OF POLICE, CENTRAL ZONE, THRISSUR. 3. S.P OF POLICE, THRISSUR. 4. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHALAKUDY. 5. S.I OF POLICE, KORATTY. 6. K.D. VARGHESE, KAVALAKKAT HOUSE, KALLOOR, ANNAMANADA.P.O 7. SASI.P.C, CPI (M) LOCAL SECRETARY, NOW RESIDING AT PONNETHUKUNNU HOUSE, KATHIKUDAM.P.O. 8. ANANDAN.K.K, KERTHEDATH HOUSE, ANNANADU.P.O. 9. P.V. MANILAL, RETURNING OFFICER & SECRETARY OF CHALAKUDY BLOCK PANCHAYATH, CHALAKUDY. BY SR.GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 21390/08 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXTS, EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE GIVEN U/S.157(2) OF THE PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 4.7.2008 ISSUED BY BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CHALAKUDY. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.7.2008. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY S.I. OF POLICE. EXT.P6 - THE TRUE COPY OF COURIER RECEIPTS DATED 11.7.2008. /TRUE COPY/ K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 21390 OF 2008-U ----------------------------------------- Dated 13th August, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioners have approached this Court, seeking the following reliefs: “1. To issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ, order or direction, commanding the respondents 1 to 5 to provide adequate and sufficient police protection to the life of the petitioners 1 to 8. 2. To issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ or direction, commanding the respondents 1 to 5 to provide sufficient police protection to the petitioners to exercise their vote in the meeting for considering no confidence motion proposed to be held on 18.7.2008 at 11 a.m in Kadukutty Panchayat meeting hall.” The second prayer was allowed by way of an interim order passed by this Court on 17.7.2008. Though notice was served on the party respondents, no one appeared for them. 2. We heard the learned Government Pleader for the official WPC 21390/08 2 respondents also. If there is any threat to the life of the petitioners, they may inform the respondents 4 and 5. In that event, they shall look into the same and take appropriate action in accordance with law, as the occasion demands. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. Nm/