IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2009 / 11TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 29885 of 2008(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ VINAYAKA RECREATION CLUB, Q.460/2008, PARAKKAD, AIZHARAKUZHI CHITHARA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN SRI.SYAM J SAM SRI. VIDYA MANUVILSAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KADAKKAL POLICE STATION, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. PRAKASH, ASHA SADANAM, AIZHARAKUZHI, CHITHARA, KOTTARAKARA. 5. THULASIDHARAN AYUR, ASP OFFICE, PUNALUR, KOLLAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL FOR R1 TO R3 ADV. SRI.PREMCHAND. R.NAIR FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.29885/2008 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES, KOLLAM REGARDING THE REGISTRATION OF THE PETITIONER CLUB. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE CLUB. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 15/09/2008. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE FIR REGISTERED IN CRIME 538/08 DTD. 24/08/08. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R4(A): COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION DTD.1/11/2006. EXT.R4(B): COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOVERNING BODY LIST AND BALANCE SHEET DTD.9/04/2008. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss J.B.KOSHY, Ag.CJ & V.GIRI, J. =========================== W.P.(C).No.29885 of 2008 - G =============================== Dated this the 1st day of January, 2009. J U D G M E N T Koshy, Ag.CJ. Petitioner is a club registered under the Travancore Cochin Literal Scientific Charitable Societies Act. It is the contention of the petitioner that police is unnecessarily harassing the petitioner. A statement is filed by the 1st respondent stating that police is only enquiring whether any illegal activities are being conducted. According to the Government, a crime is registered against certain persons who were engaged in the gambling in the club. According to the petitioner, those persons are not the members of the club. Police is mentioning case registered against some others and no gambling is conducted in the premises. We dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the police that the club's activities shall not be interfered unless any illegal activities are conducted in the club. J.B.KOSHY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE V.GIRI, JUDGE bkn/-