IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 15106 of 2007(W)
1. SURESH KUMAR, LICENSEE, T.S.NO.4/2007-08
... Petitioner
Vs
1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
... Respondent
2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM POLICE
4. VIJAYAKUMAR, NELLIVILA VEETTIL,
5. KRISHNAKUMAR, THIRUVATHIRAI,
For Petitioner :SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY
For Respondent :GOVERNMENT PLEADER
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN
Dated :02/08/2007
O R D E R
K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ.
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W.P.(C) No. 15106 OF 2007
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Dated this the 2nd August, 2007
J U D G M E N T
Balakrishnan Nair, J:
The petitioner is a licensee of Toddy Shop No. 4/2007-08, Cicilypuram,
Thiruvananthapuram Excise Range. He submits, respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are
causing obstruction to the running of the shop. He filed Exts. P2 and P3
representations before the respondent Nos. 3 and 1 herein, respectively on
10.05.2007 and 12.05.2007 . Alleging that the said officers did not take any
action to provide adequate protection to him to run the shop, this Writ Petition is
filed.
2. The second respondent, the Circle Inspector of Police has filed a
statement. In the said statement, it is submitted that there is no situation
warranting to provide police protection to the petitioner for conducting the toddy
shop. It is also submitted that there is a police picket in the neighbourhood,
round the clock, which is at a distance of 100 metres away from the toddy shop.
If the petitioner requires any aid of the police, he can approach the said police
picket, it is submitted.
W.P.(C) No. 15106 OF 2007
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In view of the above statement, we feel that no further orders are
required in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, it is closed.
K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR
JUDGE.
K.T. SANKARAN,
JUDGE.
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