IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2008 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 12678 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PALARA MOHAMMED KUNHI S/O.LATE HASSAN MASTER, PALARA HOUSE KOLAMANGALAM, VALANCHERRI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE VALANCHERRI POLICE STATION, VALANCHERRI MALAPPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, MALAPPURAM. 3. GEOLOSIT, DEPARTMENT OF MINING & GEOLOGY MANJERI, MALAPPURAM. 4. SAINUDHEEN MASTER, PALLIYALIL HOUSE VALIYAKUNNU P.O., MALAPPURAM. 5. HASSAN, S/O.ALIKUTTY, KODUMUDI VALIYAKUNNU P.O., MALAPPURAM. 6. KOYANNI, S/O.KUNJI MARAKKAR PALLIYALIL, KODUMUDI, VALIYAKUNNU P.O. MALAPPURAM. 7. SUKUMARAN, CHATHANATH HOUE VALIYAKUNNU P.O., MALAPPURAM. 8. UNNI, CHATHYATHU HOUSE VALIYAKUNNU P.O., MALAPPURAM. 9. THE VILLAGE OFFICER BY Government Pleader MR.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Petition (C) No.12678 of 2008-H -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner seeks police protection for quarrying sand on the strength of Exts.P3 and P4 permits. According to him, respondents 4 to 8 are causing obstruction. But, we feel that the petitioner has to move the competent civil court for appropriate reliefs. This view taken by us is supported by the decision in Thilakan v. Circle Inspector of Police (2008(1) KLT 141). Accordingly, the Writ Petition(C) is dismissed without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner and his right to move the competent civil court for appropriate reliefs. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE 10.04.2008 P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE sta 2