IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3084 of 2008(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- C.A.MADHAVAN, CONVENER, ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGING COMMITTEE, SNDP BRANCH NO. 219, PUTHUPPALLIPURAM, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI- 682 024 RESIDING AT CHETTIPARAMBIL HOUSE, V.P.MARACKAR ROAD, VATTEKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024. BY ADV. SRI.JOSE PALLATTUKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. SNDP BRANCH NO. 219, PUTHUPPALLIPURAM, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. E.P.DILEEP, FORMER SECRETARY, SNDP BRANCH NO.219, PUTHUPPALLIPURAM, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024, RESIDING AT INCHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, UNICHIRA, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024. 3. N.MOHANAN, FORMER PRESIDENT, SNDP BRANCH NO.219, PUTHUPPALLIPURAM, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024, RESIDING AT ILLIKKATTU, PUTHUPALLIPURAM, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI-682 024. 4. T.K.PADMANABHAN MASTER, CONVENER, SNDP UNION, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, KARIKKAMURY, ASARI LANE, KOCHI-682 011. 5. SNDP YOGAM, PB NO.512, KOLLAM REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, VELLAPPALLY NATESAN. 6. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALAMASSERY CIRCLE, KOCHI. 7. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KOCHI CITY, KOCHI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SALIM. P.A. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.Balakrishnan Nair & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. ======================== W.P(C).No.3084 of 2008 ======================== Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The petitioner is the Convener of an Administrative Committee appointed by the 5th respondent as per Ext.P4 to take charge of the management of the first respondent. But the existing office bearers of the first respondent are not respecting that order and not giving charge to the petitioner and his colleagues. Therefore, the petitioner moved for the assistance of the police to take charge of the affairs of the first respondent on the strength of Ext.P4. The police did not extent any helping hand. Hence, this writ petition seeking the following relief: "Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction to respondent Nos. 6 and 7 to provide adequate, sufficient and meaningful police protection to the petitioner and other committee members named in Ext.P4 order while assuming charge of office of the 1st respondent WP(C) 3084/08 -: 2 :- branch of SNDP Yogam and further direct respondents 2 and 3 to deliver all the keys of the office of the 1st respondent branch and all connected office files;" 2. The petitioner has failed to show any statutory duty in the police to help him to assume charge of the first respondent on the strength of Ext.P4. If the members of the first respondent who are erstwhile office bearers of that respondent are not respecting Ext.P4 and not allowing the petitioner and his colleagues to take charge their remedy lies before other forums and not before the police station. The police cannot be conferred with jurisdiction in this matter by this Court. In the result, the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner and his right to move other forums for appropriate reliefs. K.Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 25/1