IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33922 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- MURALEEDHARAN, S/O.DAMODHARAN, AGED 47 YEARS, D.T.NIVAS, KALLUMVARAMBIL, CHELLANUM KOTTUMURI, NEDUMANGAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.DINESH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMANGAD POLICE STATION, NEDUMANGAD. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMANGAD POLICE STATION, NEDUMANGAD. 3. NAZURUDEEN, S/O.MUSTHAFA KUNJU, KARUVILAKATHU VEEDU, CHITTOON KONAM, KUTHIRAKULAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ANIL KUMAR, S/O.RAJAN, ANEESH BHAVAN, MANCHADI MOODU, PEERAPPANCODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. MR.T K VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------ WP(C) No.33922 of 2009-I ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated 25th November 2009 Judgment Balakrishnan Nair, J. We find that this Writ Petition, seeking a mandamus against the Police, has been filed, without moving the Police, first. A mandamus will be issued from this Court, if only there is failure of duty from the part of the Police. We notice that the Police have not been moved. Therefore, this Writ Petition is not maintainable and it is accordingly dismissed without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner and his right to approach this Court again, after complying with the due formalities. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta 2 3