IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2009 / 26TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22709 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: FAISAL.P.JAINI, S/O.P.K.JAINI, PUTHANPURAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN-2. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.MUJEEB RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM. 4. YASAR ARAFATH, S/O.UMMER, MAROTTIKKAL HOUSE, PALLIYANKARA, KALAMASSERY, HMT COLONY P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.VIPIN DAS R1 TO R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C.NO.22709 OF 2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: Ext.P1: True copy of order in Cr.M.C.No.1764/2008 dtd.10.10.2008. Ext.P2: True copy of complaint filed by the petitioner dtd.8.8.09 before the 1st respondent. RESPONDENTS'S EXHIBITS: NIL KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 22709 OF 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. This Writ Petition is filed with the following prayers: i. issue a writ of mandamus or writ of similar nature or order or direction commanding the 3rd respondent not to harass the petitioner; ii. issue a writ of mandamus or order or direction commanding respondents 1 and 2 to consider Exhibit P2 and to take appropriate action to see that petitioner shall not be harassed by the third respondent. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instruction, submits that there is no harassment by the police. This submission is recorded. It is submitted that the police has only sought for the co-operation of the petitioner for effectively conducting an investigation into various crimes. If such co-operation is sought for, the petitioner, being a responsible citizen of the country, has a duty to co-operate with the police for effective investigation of the crimes. W.P.(C)NO. 22709/2009 2 3. The petitioner submits that the police is harassing him at the instance of his rival business man, namely, the 4th respondent. Though notice is served on the 4th respondent, there is no appearance. It is submitted that the petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 complaint before the first respondent. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to look into Ext.P2 and take appropriate action thereon in accordance with law expeditiously. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH) JUDGE (C.T. RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE sp/ W.P.(C)NO. 22709/2009 3 KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. W.P.(C)NO.22709/2009 JUDGMENT 17th August, 2009