IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 19361 of 2010(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- KUNHUKUTTAN.T.K., AGED 61, S/O. APPU THARAKAN (LATE), RESIDING AT THODAN KANNATH HOUSE, 'ANIL NIVAS', MANGOD P.O. CHERUPLASSERRY (VIA), PALAKKAD-679 503. BY ADV. SRI.A.G.BASIL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678 555. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERPALCHERY, PALAKKAD. 4. S H O, CHERPPULASSERY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN – 678 555. 5. JAYADEVAN, AGED 46, S/O. RAGHAVAN, 'SOPANAM', MANGOD P.O., CHERPPULASSERY-679 503. 6. SHAJI, AGED 49, S/O. THANKAPPAN, PARAYIL VEEDU, MANGOD P.O., CHERPALCHERY-679 503. 7. KUNJIRAMAN, AGED 52, S/O. AYYAPPAN, VADAKEL VEEDU, MANGOD.P.O., CHERPALCHERY-679 503. 8. SIDDIQE, AGED 46, APPATTAKUNNATH, CHEMMANNOOR.P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN – 678 555. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.K. VIPINDAS, R5 BY ADVS. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SRI.RAJAN VELLOTH, SRI.SAIJO HASSAN, SRI.A.S.SABU, SRI.BENOJ C AUGUSTIN, SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI, SRI.RAFEEK. V.K, R6 TO R8 BY ADV. SRI.SAIJO HASSAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.19361/2010-U: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE, BEARING SRL.NO.1/90 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ANONYMOUS LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 23/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2, ALONG WITH ATTACHMENTS. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA, ON 25/01/2010. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE HOME MINISTER OF KERALA, ON 25/01/2010. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 02/06/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.19361 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of December 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.JOSEPH,J The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, directing Respondents 2 to 4 to provide adequate police protection to the lives of the Petitioner, his family members and their properties; b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, directing the 1st respondent that the Government may provide special consideration to the old aged ex- servicemen and for redressal of their genuine grievances; 2. Briefly put, the case of the petitioner is as follows: 3. The complaint of the petitioner is essentially that the 5th respondent, a Subordinate Police Officer, has sent an anonymous letter to the petitioner threatening his life and destruction of his property. The learned counsel for the 5th W.P.C.No.19361 of 2010 2 respondent submits that he has not threatened the petitioner and that he has no intention to cause any threat to the petitioner. 4. Today also, when the matter came up, the learned counsel for the 5th respondent reiterates that the 5th respondent has not threatened the petitioner and that he has no intention to cause any threat to the petitioner. 5. We record the same and close the writ petition. We leave open the 2nd prayer. (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge W.P.C.No.19361 of 2010 3 W.P.C.No.19361 of 2010 4 K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 30/082010