IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18647 of 2010(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- RAMAKRISHNAN,AGED 74 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN,SANTHA BHAVAN,MAVINMOODU,CHARUVILA COLONY,KILLAMBALAM PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ATTINGAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALLAMBALAM POLICE STATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. JAYAKUMAR, MAVINMOODU CHARUVILA COLONY,KALLAMBALAM PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. BABU, MAVINMOODU CHARUVILA COLONY, KALLAMBALAM PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.18647 OF 2010 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE PHOTOCOY OF THE FIR WITH THE FI STATEMENT IN CRIME NO.430/2010 OF KALLAMBALAM POLICE STATION. EXT.P2. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 26.5.2010. EXT.P3. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 12.6.2010 K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.18647 of 2010-E ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. The prayer in the writ petition is as follows: “to issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction compelling and commanding respondent Nos.1 to 3 to give adequate and effective police protection to the life of the petitioner and his wife from the respondents 4 and 5 and their henchmen and protection to reside in their house.” 2. Briefly put, the case of the petitioner is as follows: Petitioner is a retired railway employee. He is living in his house along with his wife. Petitioner has made certain allegations against the 4th respondent. Ext.P1 is the FIR and FI statement. It is stated that respondents 4 and 5 declared that they will not allow the petitioner and his wife to reside in their house. Petitioner along with his wife undergone treatment in Sneha Hospital as inpatients for two days. Petitioner filed Ext.P2 petition before the 2nd respondent and Ext.P3 before the 3rd respondent seeking protection. Alleging WPC No.18647/2010 -2- inaction on the part of the official respondents this writ petition is filed. 3. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions would submit that the 4th respondent has been arrested and he is detained in jail. 4. In view of the allegations, the writ petition is disposed of as follows: There will be a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to give adequate protection to the life of the petitioner and his wife from respondents 4 and 5 as and when required. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. MS