IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER 2006 / 21ST AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 31598 of 2006(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.M. SURESH BABU, S/O. KRISHNAN, MULAKKAPPILLY, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O. BY ADV. SRI.A.S.P.KURUP RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERANELLOOR POLICE STATION, CHERANELLOOR. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KASABA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM NORTH. 3. SRI.RANGANATHAN, AITUC CONVENOR, PARAYAMPILLIPARAMBU, EDAPPALLY NORTH. 4. SRI.SIVAKUMAR (SANTHOSH), BMS CONVENOR, KALLOOTHARA HOUSE, MARARIPADAM, NORTH PARAVUR-683 519. 5. MANIKUTTAN K.K., CITU CONVENOR, AMRITHA HOSPITAL STAND, NEAR AMRITHA HOSPITAL, PONEKKARA, EDAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.31598/2006 - APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF PERMIT DATED 4.10.2004 ISSUED BY THE RTO, ERAKULAM TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATED DATED 6.11.2006 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER'S UNION TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(a) - TRUE COPY OF LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE PETITIONER ALONGWITH THE COPY OF RC BOOK OF VEHICLE NO.KL-7 E 3652. (TRUE COPY) P.S. TO JUDGE J.B. KOSHY & K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, JJ. ---------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31598 of 2006 ---------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of December, 2006 Judgment Koshy,J. This is a petition for police protection. According to the petitioner, petitioner's tourist taxi car is not allowed to be parked by respondents 3 to 5 and their supporters. Counsel appearing for respondents 3 to 5 submitted that they are not making any obstructions. If there are parking places, that can be used by all taxis and parking cannot be denied merely because of affiliation to unions. Police to see that parking of petitioner's vehicle is not obstructed if other cars are allowed to park in that place. This order is with regard to the parking of cars in public place. In private place, cars can be parked only if private owner allows the same, but, that should not be on the basis of union affiliation. The writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR JUDGE vaa