IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2011 / 12TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 16947 of 2010(P) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ PONNAMMA, AGED 50 YEARS RESIDING AT TADAVILA ,KOTTARAKKARA VILLAGE TATTOM CHERI, THRIKANNAMANGAL, KOTTARAKKARA PO, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KOLLM. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KOTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOTTARAKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. S.I.OF POLICE KOTTARAKARA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. PUSHPAN AGED 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHARUVILA VEEDU TATTOM CHERI, THRIKANAMANGAL, KOTTARAKKARA PO KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1-R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. T.K. VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SCL. WP(C).No. 16947 of 2010(P) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED15.3.2006. P2: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 22.5.2010 FILED BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE SCL. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C.K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.16947 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of October, 2011. JUDGMENT PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. In this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks police protection against the acts or violence allegedly perpetrated by the 5th respondent. In this writ petition which was instituted in May, 2010, this Court did not become inclined to pass any interim order for police protection. The 5th respondent, the alleged trouble giver is not yet served notice. In fact, the notice sent to him has been returned with the endorsement 'not known'. We are sure that the cause of action on the basis of which this writ petition was instituted has become stale. We decline relief and dispose of the writ petition. However, we make it clear that if the petitioner has any fresh cause of action against the 5th respondent or any body else in her locality, she will have the liberty of moving the police first seeking police protection and moving this Court if the police does not afford protection. sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. sd/- C.K. ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. rv W.P.(C). No. -:2:-