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 25TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 5982 of 2009(P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K. VELAYUDHAN, AGED 46, S/O. AYYAPPAN, RESIDENT OF KILIVAYIL HOUSE ABDUL RAHMAN NAGAR.P.O, KULAPPURAM, A.R. NAGAR VILLAGE, THIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676305. BY ADV. MR.S.MURALI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRURANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. MOHMED ALI, AGED 45, S/O. BEERAN, PULLATIL HOUSE, MELMURI AMSAM, KAREYAKAD DESOM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. SATHEESAN, AGED ABOUT 30, S/O. MOHAMMED ALI, MELMURI AMSAM, KAREYAKAD DESOM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. J.B.KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J. -------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.5982 of 2009 ------------------------------------- Dated 25th February, 2009 JUDGMENT Koshy, Ag.C.J . This is a petition for police protection. It is the case of the petitioner that due to business rivalry respondents 4 and 5 are threatening him. We are not expressing any opinion regarding the merits of the disputes between the petitioner and respondents 4 and 5. However, police is directed to see that law and order is maintained and lives of both parties are not endangered. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. J.B.KOSHY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE V.GIRI JUDGE tks