IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER FRIDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1930 W.P.(C).No.33710 of 2008(K) --------------------------------------------------- PETITIONER:- -------------------- SOFIYA RAJAN @ MARIYAMMA RAJAN, AGED 42 YEARS, W/O.RAJAN, KOLLEN VEETTIL, ANGAMALY P.O., ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNADAS P. NAIR SRI.HARIDAS P.NAIR SMT.K.L.SREEKALA SRI.M.A.VINOD RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------ 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANGAMALY POLICE STATION, ANGAMALY. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANGAMALY CIRCLE, ANGAMALY. 3. SUPERINTENDENT POLICE, S.P. OFFICE, ALUVA. 4. BEHNAN.P.V., POIKADATHU HOUSE, ATHANI P.O., ALUVA. 5. SHIBU GEORGE, VETTUVELIL HOUSE, MEKKADU P.O., ALUVA. W.P.(C).NO.33710 OF 2008-K - 2 - 6. P.V.PAULOSE, POICKADATHU HOUSE, POICKATTUSSERY, CHENGAMANADU P.O., ALUVA. 7. P.V.ABRAHAM, POICKADATHU HOUSE, POICKATTUSSERY, CHENGAMANADU P.O., ALUVA. R1 TO R3 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & A.K.Basheer,J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.33710 of 2008-K ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 14th November, 2008 JUDGMENT Basheer,J. Petitioner, who is stated to be living with her husband and children at Angamally, has preferred this writ petition praying, inter alia, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus or such other appropriate writ, order or direction to respondent No.1 to afford adequate police protection to her and her family members against the harassment from respondents 4 to 7. According to the petitioner, respondents 4 to 7, who are members of the Managing Committee of Mar Gregorious Church at Angamally, are in the forefront of causing harassment to her and her family members. 2. Petitioner has, admittedly, preferred Exhibit P2 complaint before the Sub Inspector of Police, Angamally, requesting for appropriate action against those members. But, it is seen from Exhibit P2 that the petitioner had earlier made a complaint to the Bishop of the Church, raising certain allegations against those members of the Church. In spite of that, petitioner has not bothered to approach the Bishop. If the petitioner is of the opinion that the members of the Church are harassing her and her WP(C).33710/2008 2 - family members, in our view, the petitioner has to necessarily sort out her remedies by seeking intervention of the Bishop himself. On going through the averments made in the writ petition and Exhibit P2 complaint, we do not find any justification to entertain this writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice A.K.Basheer Judge vku/-