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 TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 33627 of 2008(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. PRATHEESH PREMDAS S/O.PREMDAS, THULASI NIVAS, PAZHAVEEDU P.O. NARANATHUVELI, ALAPPUZHA 9 2. SHAFEENA. D/O. LATHEEF,PARAVEEDU, NETTOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ERNAKULAM. 2. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ALAPPUZHA. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. 4. SUB INSEPCTOR OF POLICE, PANANGAD POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. 5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOUTH POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. 6. LATHEEF, PARAVEEDU, NETTOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM. R1 TO R6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL, R6 BY ADV. SRI.N.C.JOSEPH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.33627/2008-C: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE OF THE P.1. EXT.P.1.A: COPY OF THE SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE OF THE P.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE MARRIAGE REGISTRAR, TAMIL NADU. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 17/10/2008 ISSUED BY THE P.2. TO THE C.I. OF POLICE, CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BEFORE THE POLICE. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. J.B. KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(c).No.No.33627 of 2008 ------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT KOSHY, Ag.C.J. This is a petition filed for police protection. According to the petitioners, even though they belong to different caste, they married and the marriage was registered under the Special Marriage Act. They allege that they are threatened by the father of the girl. 2. Counsel for the father submits that he will not threaten them. He only wanted to see his daughter and her husband. They were called and father saw them. Since they are happy, no further order is required. 3. In the above circumstance, the police is directed to give adequate protection to the petitioners, as and when required by the petitioners. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (J.B. KOSHY) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy//