IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI THURSDAY, THE 5TH JUNE 2008 / 15TH JYAISHTA 1930 W.P.(C).No.16785 of 2008 (W) -------------------------------------------------- PETITIONERS:- ---------------------- 1. MRS.SUSAN JOSEPH, NOW RESIDING AT KALANIKKAL HOUSE, KEERAMPARA P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686 691. 2. MRS.SOUMINI JOSEPH, KALANIKKAL HOUSE, KEERAMPARA P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686 691. BY ADV. SRI.M.POLY MATHAI SRI.P.CHELLAPPAN RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM. 2. MRS.THANKAMMA CHERIYAN, KARINGATTIL HOUSE, STADIUM CROSS ROAD, KOCHI-35. 3. MRS.SUSAMMA ZACHARIAH, KARINGATTIL HOUSE, STADIUM CROSS ROAD, KOCHI-35. 4. MR.K.ZACHARIA ZACHARIAH, KARINGATTIL HOUSE, STADIUM CROSS ROAD, KOCHI-35. R1 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.16785 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 5th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioners seek police protection for constructing a compound wall for the property delivered to them pursuant to Ext.P1 final decree proceedings of the competent civil court. Respondents 2 to 4 are causing obstruction to the same. Therefore, the second petitioner filed Ext.P4 representation before the police seeking police protection to remove the obstruction caused by respondents 2 to 4 so that they can construct the compound wall to protect their property. For constructing the compound wall, the petitioners cannot seek protection from the police. The petitioners have to move the competent civil court and obtain appropriate orders. In appropriate cases the civil court will depute Advocate Commissioner to supervise construction of the compound wall and also order police protection, if found necessary. This point is covered against the petitioners by two Division Bench decisions of this Court [See Devadasan v. State of Kerala (2005 (3) KLT 739) and Ajayakumar v. State of Kerala (2008 (1) KLT 901)]. W.P.(C) No.16785 of 2008 2 Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioners and their right to move the competent civil court for appropriate orders. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR) JUDGE (M.C.HARI RANI) JUDGE vns