{"id":132219,"date":"2009-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/david-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-on-17-march-2009"},"modified":"2018-06-05T01:41:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T20:11:24","slug":"david-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-on-17-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/david-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-on-17-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"David Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 17 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">David Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 17 March, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 7108 of 2009(G)\n\n\n1. DAVID JOSEPH, THENGUPURACKAL HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,\n\n3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n4. ANSHAD, HEAD CONSTABLE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice MR.KURIAN JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN\n\n Dated :17\/03\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                      KURIAN JOSEPH, Ag. CJ &amp;\n                   S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, J.\n             -------------------------------------------\n               Writ Petition (C) No.7108 OF 2009\n             -------------------------------------------\n            Dated this the 17th day of March, 2009.\n\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Kurian Joseph, Ag.CJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>      Petitioner approached this Court alleging harassment by the<\/p>\n<p>police. Learned Government Pleader on instruction submits that<\/p>\n<p>police has no intention to interfere with various disputes involving<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner on money transactions, being civil nature.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the petitioner need not have any apprehension of<\/p>\n<p>harassment by the police.       Learned counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>submits that harassment is by the 4th respondent in his official<\/p>\n<p>capacity.\n<\/p>\n<p>      There will be a direction to the second respondent to look<\/p>\n<p>into the complaint regarding the alleged misuse of power by the<\/p>\n<p>4th respondent.\n<\/p>\n<p>      This writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                        KURIAN JOSEPH<br \/>\n                                    ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                   S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN<br \/>\n                                             JUDGE<br \/>\nsmp<\/p>\n<p>KURIAN JOSEPH, Ag.CJ &amp;<br \/>\nS.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN,J.\n<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C) No.7108 OF 2009<\/p>\n<p>    J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>     17.03.2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court David Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 17 March, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 7108 of 2009(G) 1. 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