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 WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 15TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2235 of 2009(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. K.O.THOMAS, ASWATHY GARDENS, MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MARY THOMAS, ASWATHY GARDENS, MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MATHEN CHACKO, ASWATHY GARDENS, MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ELEYKUTTY CHACKO, ASWATHY GARDENS, MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. A.V.ABRAHAM, ASWATHY GARDENS MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. SOSAMMA ABRAHAM, ASWATHY GARDENS MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. LISSY PHILIP, ASWATHY GARDENS MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. DR. MOBY OOMMEN, ASWATHY GARDENS, MEENAMKULAM, CHITTATTUMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. MR.G.P.SHINOD, MR.RAM MOHAN.G. MR.MANU V. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RURAL ,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.P.(C). NO.2235/2009-N: 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAZHAKKUTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAZHAKKUTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ALAXANDER VADAKKEDAM, MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.ASWATHY HOUSING PRIVATE LIMITED, PANICKERS BUILDING, KAZHAKKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. BIJU, M/S.ASWATHY HOUSING PRIVATE LIMITED, PANICKERS BUILDING, KAZHAKKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. JOHNSON, M/S.ASWATHY HOUSING PRIVATE LIMITED, PANICKERS BUILDING, KAZHAKKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. GEORGE, M/S.ASWATHY HOUSING PRIVATE LIMITED, PANICKERS BUILDING, KAZHAKKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. V. TEKCHAND, R4 BY ADV. MR.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. J.B.KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J. -------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.2235 of 2009 ------------------------------------- Dated 4th February, 2009 JUDGMENT Koshy, Ag.C.J . This is a petition for police protection. It is the petitioners' case that respondents 4 to 7 are threatening their lives. Learned counsel for the contesting respondents submitted that relatives of the petitioners are in the police force and police protection petition is filed only to threaten them. It is also stated that they have no plan to threaten the petitioners. The submission of the contesting respondents that they have no plan to threaten the petitioners is recorded. We are not expressing any opinion regarding the merits of the civil or criminal case pending between the parties in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. However, police is directed to see that law and order is maintained and lives of both parties are not endangered. Both parties undertook that they will not create any problems. The assistance of the police shall not be taken for creating problems by the petitioners also. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. J.B.KOSHY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE V.GIRI JUDGE tks