IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2007 / 11TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 15106 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SURESH KUMAR, LICENSEE, T.S.NO.4/2007-08 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RANGE. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENTS: --------------------------- 1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FORT POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM POLICE STATION, NEMOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM POLICE STATION, NEMOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. VIJAYAKUMAR, NELLIVILA VEETTIL, KAKKAMOOLA, KALLIYOOR, NEYYATTINKARA. 5. KRISHNAKUMAR, THIRUVATHIRAI, KAKKAMOOLA, KALLIYOOR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI SALIM P.A. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 15106 of 2007(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE LICENCE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER'S DATED 10.05.2007. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 10.05.2007 MADE BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 12.05.2007 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ. ................................................................................... W.P.(C) No. 15106 OF 2007 ................................................................................... Dated this the 2nd August, 2007 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J: The petitioner is a licensee of Toddy Shop No. 4/2007-08, Cicilypuram, Thiruvananthapuram Excise Range. He submits, respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are causing obstruction to the running of the shop. He filed Exts. P2 and P3 representations before the respondent Nos. 3 and 1 herein, respectively on 10.05.2007 and 12.05.2007 . Alleging that the said officers did not take any action to provide adequate protection to him to run the shop, this Writ Petition is filed. 2. The second respondent, the Circle Inspector of Police has filed a statement. In the said statement, it is submitted that there is no situation warranting to provide police protection to the petitioner for conducting the toddy shop. It is also submitted that there is a police picket in the neighbourhood, round the clock, which is at a distance of 100 metres away from the toddy shop. If the petitioner requires any aid of the police, he can approach the said police picket, it is submitted. W.P.(C) No. 15106 OF 2007 2 In view of the above statement, we feel that no further orders are required in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, it is closed. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR JUDGE. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk