IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2008 / 21ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21128 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. FACT P.D WORKERS ORGANISATION, REG. NO. 07/43 OF 1995, REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGE THOMAS, FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 2. GEORGE THOMAS, BADGET NO. 12997, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 3. A.S. VENUGOPAL, BADGE NO. 12493, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 4. P.M. ALI, BADGE NO. 12461, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 5. K.R. NATESAN, BADGE NO. 12485, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 6. K.R. SURESH, BADGE NO. 12510, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. (CNTD...) WP(C).No. 21128 of 2008(M) -2- 7. K.P. PREMKUMAR, BADGE NO. 10017, FACT PD FACT LIMITED,UDYOGAMANDAL. BY ADV. SRI.THAMPAN THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CITY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIOINER OF POLICE, LAW AND ORDER, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM NORTH. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ELOOR. 5. FACT LIMITED, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 6. THE COMMANDANT, CISF, FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 7. P.S. MURALI, BADGE NO. 12446, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 8. P.D. DAVIS, BADGE NO. 13168, FACT PD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 9. REGHU, BADGE NO. 11674, FACT UD FACT LIMITED, UDYOGAMANDAL. 10. JIJO PETER, VADAKKEPERUMPODATHVEETIL, MANJUMMEL. (CNTD...) WP(C).No. 21128 of 2008(M) -3- 11. P.A. MANZ, S/O. AUGUSTINE, PULIKKAL HOUSE, ELOOR NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL. BY ADV. SRI.S.NIRMAL KUMAR FOR R7 TO 9 SRI.JOSE P.JOSEPH FOR R10 & 11 SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R5,6 SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR FOR R5,6 SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI FOR R5,6 SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS FOR R5,6 SRI.ANIL D. NAIR FOR R5,6 SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL FOR R1 TO 4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21128 of 2008(M) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: NOTICE DTD. 05.07.2008 EXT.P2: PETITION DTD. 07.07.2008. EXT.P3: NEWS ITEMS APPEARED ON 07.07.2008. EXT.P4: FIR NO.559/08 REGISTERED BY R4 DTD. 08.07.08. EXT.P5: NEWSPAPERS DTD. 09.07.2008. EXT.P6: LETTER DTD. 10.07.2008. EXT.P7: NEWS ITEM APPEARED ON MALAYALA MANORAMA, MADHYAMAM AND MATHRUBHUMI DTD. 11.7.2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R5(a): LETTER DTD.10.7.2008 BY THE 2ND PETITIONER TO THE COMPANY. EXT.R5(b): ADVICE OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT COMMUNICATED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT DATED 11.7.2008. ......... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C. HARI RANI, JJ ========================================== W.P.(C).No. 21128 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 12th day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J The petitioners have approached this Court apprehending that the 7th respondent may manhandle them. This apprehension is voiced based on Ext.P1 hand bill published by the 7th respondent. Learned counsel appearing for the 7th respondent submits that the said respondent has no intention whatsoever to physically harm or threaten the petitioners. He only intends to expose their misdeeds through public campaign. This submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE M.C. HARI RANI, JUDGE bkn/-