IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN MONDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2009 / 29TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 19789 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KABEER, S/O.MAMAD, KANNAKILATH HOUSE, EDAMUTTOM P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.GANGESH SMT.SMITHA CHATHANARAMBATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPPAD POLICE STATION, VALAPPAD. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPPAD POLICE STATION, VALAPPAD. 3. XAVIEN PALLATH, PALLATH HOUSE, KAZHIMBRAM, THRISSUR-680 568. 4. P.V.ARUNAGIRI, PALLATH HOUSE, SN NAGAR, KAZHIMBRAM, THRISSUR-680 568. 5. TINKU, S/O.KOTTUKKAL NATARAJAN, KOTTUKKAL HOUSE, EDAMUTTAOM P.O., THRISSUR-680 568. 6. SHINE NEDIYIRIPPIL, NEDIYIRIPPIL HOUSE, KAZHIMBRAM, THRISSUR-680 568. GP MR.P A SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 19789/09 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF LICENCE ISSUED BY VALAPPAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT ON 17.09 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER TO R1 TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- WP(C) No.19789 OF 2009-P -------------------------------------------------------- Dated 20th July 2009 Judgment RAMAN, J. The petitioner has approached this court, seeking police protection for conducting whole sale business in fish. The allegation is that respondents 3 to 6 and their men are causing obstruction. 2. Notice was issued and service is complete. No counter affidavit is seen filed. The learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the State submits that the petitioner is having a valid licence for conducting business in fish and that necessary steps are being taken to enable him to run the business. 3. Having considered the averments made in the Writ Petition and after hearing both sides, we find that so long as the petitioner is having a valid licence for conducting the business in fish, there cannot be any physical obstruction caused to the conduct of the said business. Since only a periodic licence is WP(C) No.19789/09 2 granted to the petitioner, if he is able to satisfy the authorities that the obstruction is caused during the currency of the licence, necessary protection shall be afforded to him to run the business. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta WP(C) No.19789/09 3