IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2007 / 30TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 24980 of 2007(W) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- SANTHOSH,S/O.SADANANDAN, SANTHOSH BHAVANAM,MEKKU MURI, THAMARAKULAM VILLAGE,MAVELIKARA. BY ADV. SRI.RASHEED C.NOORANAD RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MAVELIKARA. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF PLICE, VALLIKUNNAM. 3. CHANDRABABU,KALATHIL THEKKETHIL, KADUVINAL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE. 4. AJESH, CHENKILANJA VILAYIL, KADUVINAL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE. 5. SOMAVALLY,KALIYKAL, KADUVINAL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE. 6. VIJAYAN, KUTTIYUDE THEKKETHIL, KADUVINAL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE. 7. MINI,SATHYALAYAM, KADUVINAL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE. 8. VIJAYAMMA, ABHIJITH BHAVANAM, KADUVINAL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI. S.SHANAVASKHAN for R3 to R8 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SALIM P.A. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.24980/2007 W APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE LICENSE ISSUED BY THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER DTD. 10/08/07. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE WRITTEN COMPLAINT DTD. 15/08/07. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24980 of 2007-W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 21st day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner seeks police protection for running a toddy shop, TS No.8/2007-08 (Vallikunnam) in Nooranad Excise Range. According to him, respondents Nos.3 to 8 are causing obstruction. Learned counsel for the said respondents submitted that they are only holding peaceful demonstrations, Sathyagrahas, public meetings etc. and no obstruction is caused. This submission is recorded. If there is any physical obstruction to the ingress and egress to the shop, the petitioner may inform the 2nd respondent; in that event, the said officer shall ensure that no physical obstruction is caused to the customers or the employees of the petitioner. But the police shall not interfere with the peaceful demonstrations or other protest meetings held by the persons opposing the running of the toddy shop. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. mt/-