IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI FRIDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2008 / 6TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 15551 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S.JAYAKUMAR, S/O.DAMODARAN, PROPRIETOR, S.M.V.AYURVEDIC PHARMACY, CHEMPAKAMANGALAM, (AGENT OF SMV HERBAL PRODUCTS), RESIDING AT JAYA N ILAYAM, AKOTTUKONAM, DESOM, KIZHUVILAM VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK BY ADV. SRI.J.JAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RURAL KOWDIAR, THIRUANANTHAPURAM 2. THE S.I. OF POLICE, MANGALAPURAM POLICE STATION, ,MANGALAPURAM, THONNACKAL POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.15551 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF JUNE, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner submits, he is running an Ayurvedic Pharmacy under the name and style of “S.M.V.Ayurvedic Pharmacy”. Exhibit P1 is the licence issued for the same. The said licence is issued in the name of Dr.Thampiraj. According to the petitioner, the said Doctor is employed by him. As directed by this Court, the Circle Inspector of Police, Kazhakoottam has filed a statement, in which it is submitted that the above said Dr.Thampiraj is no longer working in the Pharmacy. When contacted by the police, the said Doctor has stated that he is not going to the Pharmacy for the last three months because of the illegal functioning of the Pharmacy. The police have denied the allegations of harassment made against them. The police further submitted that they have no intention to harass the petitioner. The petitioner was only warned about the illegal functioning of his Pharmacy. In view of the above statement, the writ petition is W.P.(C)No.15551/08 -2- closed. If the police intend to take any action against the petitioner for the alleged irregularity in the running of the Pharmacy, the same may be done in accordance with law. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn