IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS TUESDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 20TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 6441 of 2009(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.GURUPRASAD, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN POTTI, SARASWATHIVILASAM,PAVITHRASWARAM,KOTTARAKKARA, NOW RESIDING AT MANGATTU HOUSE,CHENGANNOOR THIRUVANDOOR, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.F.FRANCIS SRI.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI.G. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,CHENGANNOOR POLICE STATION,REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,CHENGANNOOR POLICE STATION, REP.BY DO. DO. 3. SANKARANARAYANA PANICKER,THANNIPARAMBIL, PANAVALLI VILLAGE, CHERTHALA,ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI P N SUKUMARAN ADV. SRI.ABDUL JALEEL.A FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 6441 of 2009 A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioner seeks a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to afford sufficient police protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner and also for his free ingress and egress from the place of work. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. The petitioner is functioning as a Mel Santhi. It is his case that the third respondent entrusted a gold ring for the purpose of doing pooja. By mistake, the ring entrusted to him by the third respondent was handed over to somebody else. It is his case that the matter is settled and Rs.9,000/- was paid to the third respondent. It is his complaint that even after that the petitioner is being harassed and accordingly this writ petition is filed. W.P.(C).No. 6441 of 2009 2 3. A counter affidavit has been filed by the third respondent, in which it is stated that the value of the ring is Rs.16,000/- It is made of 1.25 sovereigns of gold and studded with valuable stones. It is stated that he received Rs.9,000/- instead of Rs.16,000/- Therefore he filed a petition before the Devaswom Minister. It is also submitted that the third respondent has no enemity with the petitioner and had nothing to do with his life and property. He is not interfering with the petitioner's day today duty and he is concerned only with the balance amount due from the petitioner . 4. If the third respondent has a claim in respect of the balance amount, it is for him to take appropriate steps as available under law before appropriate forum. 5. We record the submission of the learned counsel for the third respondent that the third respondent is not making any attempt to intrude into the petitioner's performance of his day to day duties. In case there is any obstruction by the third respondent, respondents 1 and 2 will afford adequate protection against the third respondent. We also W.P.(C).No. 6441 of 2009 3 make it clear that we are not pronouncing on the merit of the claim of the petitioner and the third respondent in regard to the ring and we leave it open to the third respondent to approach appropriate forum to ventilate his grievances in the matter. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm