IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 26TH OCTOBER 2010 / 4TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 31117 of 2010(L) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- KRISHNAMMA, W/O.LATE CHELLAN, PLAVILA VEEDU, THANNIVILA, VEDIVECHANKOIL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.LALGI. P.THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SREELA, W/O.BALAKRISHNAN, VILAYIL VEEDU, ADUKKALAM, POONTHELLOOR, CHIRAYINKEEZH, THIRUVANANTHPAURAM. 5. SREELATHA, W/O.MOHANAN, VILAYIL VEEDU, ADUKKALAM, POONTHALLOOR, CHIRAYINKEEZH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV.SMT.CHARISHMA R4 & R5 BY ADV. SRI.M.DINESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO.31117/2010-L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE O.P.TICKET NO.044032 DATED 20-7-2010 OF THE TALUK HOSPITAL, NYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. P2 COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 5-9-2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.31117 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of October 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.JOSEPH,J The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: i) to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the 3rd respondent to give sufficient and effective police protection to the life of the petitioner and allow her to perform her peaceful living and to ensure that the respondents 4 and 5 and their supporter not to interfere with the day to day life. 2. Briefly put, the case of the petitioner is as follows: 3. The petitioner, aged 78 years, is a widow living alone at Plavila Veedu, Thannivila, Vedivechankoil, Thiruvananthapuram. It is submitted that the petitioner was residing with her son, daughter-in-law and their two children. Among them, one child is suffering from leukemia. The petitioner's son is having electrical works. The 4th respondent is the daughter-in-law who is having some mental disorders. The 5th W.P.C.No.31117 of 2010 2 respondent is the mother of the 4th respondent. Allegations are made against them. 4. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the party respondents and the learned Government Pleader. The learned Government Pleader would submit, on instructions, that there is no threat, as alleged by the petitioner. The learned counsel for respondents 4 and 5 would submit that there is no threat on their part, as alleged. The learned counsel for the party respondents would submit that the 4th respondent is residing in her parental house for the past one year and her house is located at 40 Kms away from the place where the petitioner is residing. It is also submitted that the 4th respondent is not being maintained by her husband. 5. Having regard to the submissions of the learned Government Pleader and also the learned counsel for the party respondents that there is no threat from respondents 4 to 5, we dispose of the writ petition as follows: Besides recording the submissions of the party respondents, we direct that in case the petitioner brings any complaint of threat by respondents 4 and 5 to the notice of the 3rd respondent, the 3rd respondent will look W.P.C.No.31117 of 2010 3 into the same and if the complaint is found to be genuine, protection for the life of the petitioner as against respondents 4 and 5 shall be afforded. 6. We make it further clear that if the matter comes before any court/forum, the said court/forum shall proceed to dispose of the matter untrammeled by anything contained in this judgment. (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge W.P.C.No.31117 of 2010 4 W.P.C.No.31117 of 2010 5 K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 30/082010