IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS THURSDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2010 / 7TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 22171 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.V.PRATHAPAN, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, AGED 51 YEARS, KANJIRAPARAMBIL HOUSE,KAYIAMBRAM PO VALAPPADU VILLAGE, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.ABRAHAM MATHEW (VETTOOR) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL OF POLICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THRISSUR 5. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPPADU, THRISSUR. 6. RAMADAS, S/O.AANDIKUNJU, PANAKKAL HOUSE KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. 7. KARTHIKEYAN, S/O.AANDIKUNJU, PANAKKAL HOUSE KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. 8. SAGARAN, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, PANAKKAL HOUSE KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. -: 2 :- 9. SUDHEERAN, S/O.KOCHUMON, IRINGATHURITHI HOUSE, KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. 10. MURALIDHARAN, S/O. RAMAN,KUNNATH HOUSE KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. 11. CHITHRANGATHAN, S/O.NARAYANAN VARIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. 12. JAYARAM, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, CHANASHERRY HOUSE, KAYIMBRAM PO, CHAVAKKADU TALUK, THRISSUR. 13. RAMESH, KOZHISSERY,VALAPPADU PO THRISSUR. 14. SATHYAN, S/O.RAMAN, ARAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE,KAYIMBRAM P.O. CHAVAKKADU TALUK,THRISSUR. R1 TO 5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.T.K. VIPIN DAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIOINER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER TO RESPONDENTS 2 TO 4 DT.10.7.2010. /TRUE COPY/ K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 22171 of 2010 V - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “i) issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding respondents 2 to 5 to render adequate and sufficient police protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner, that of the members of his family, both while being and home and outside the home, against the apprehended threat to the life and liberty in the hands of respondents 6 to 14 and their henchmen and supporters. ii) issue an appropriate direction to respondents 2 to 5 to closely observe the movements of the persons from other places who visits the Valappadu Police Station area.” W.P.(C).No. 22171 of 2010 2 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. The petitioner, who was a party worker under the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is now facing threat at the hands of respondents 6 to 14 and their supporters on account of the petitioner's dissociation in that party. 3. We heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. Though served, there is no appearance for the party respondents. 4. We have already passed an interim order. We dispose of the Writ Petition by making the interim order absolute. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm