IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 30185 of 2007(R) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- K.K. ETTICHERIA, AGED 75 YEARS, KALAPPILA HOUSE, EDAMULAKKAL VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VINOY VARGHESE KALLUMOOTTILL RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PUNALUR. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANCHAL. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANCHAL POLICE STATION. 4. I. NOBLE, S/O. K.K. ETTICHERIA, KALAPPILA A.B. HOME, EDAMULAKKAL MURI, EDAMULAKKAL VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. I. PRASAD, S/O. K.K.ETTICHERIA, KALAPPILA A.B. HOME, EDAMULAKKAL MURI, EDAMULAKKAL VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 30185/2007 R APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE COMPLAINT BEFORE THE R3 BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL. True copy tga K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Petition (C) No.30185 of 2007-R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner has approached this Court, seeking protection to his life from his sons, who are respondents 4 and 5. The 4th respondent is residing separately and the 5th respondent is residing with the petitioner. The petitioner has failed Ext.P1 complaint before the Police and thereafter, this Writ Petition is filed, seeking the following reliefs : “(i) call for the records relating to Ext.P1 and issue a writ or appropriate direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to provide adequate police protection to the life of the petitioner. (ii) issue a writ or appropriate direction to the 3rd respondent to take necessary action on Ext.P1 complaint lodged by the petitioner.” 2. The learned Government Pleader upon instruction submitted that this is a family dispute and the Police has no role to play in it, especially, in view of the prayer in Ext.P1. He also submitted that if any complaint is received regarding threat to his life, based on some overt action of the party WPC 30185/07 2 respondents, the Police will look into the same and take appropriate action in accordance with law. The above submissions are recorded and the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE 06.11.2007 T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE sta