Indus Towers Limited v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/29TH KARTHIKA, 1937 WP(C).No. 5831 of 2014 (D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------- INDUS TOWERS LIMITED VANKARATH TOWER, 8TH FLOOR, N.H.BYEPASS PALARIVATTOM, KOCHI-24 REPRESENTED BY ITS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE PREMAKRISHNAN NAIR M.N., HEAD LEGAL.

BY ADV. SRI.P.SATHISAN RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KURUPPUMPADY POLICE STATION ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-695506.

3. MANOJ S/O VELAYUDHAN, KOLASSERIYIL PANACHIYAM KARA ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

4. SADANANDAN S/O NARAYANAN, NATEPPILLIYIL, PANACHIYAM KARA ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

5. ANTI MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER ACTION GROUP ASAMANNOOR GRAMA PANCYHAYATH REPRESENTED BY VIJAYAN S/O KUTTAPPAN, PULLIPARAMBIL PANACHIYAM KARA, ERNAKUJLAM DISTRICT.

6. ASAMANNOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ASAMANNOOR P.O. ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

R1&2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. C.R. SYAMKUMAR R6 BY ADV. SRI.N.K.KARNIS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 5831 of 2014 (D) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------ EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER CATEGORY-I (IP-I) EXHIBIT P1(A): TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY GOVT. OF INDIA WITH RESPECT TO THE NAME CHANGE.

EXHIBIT P2: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT NOTIFICATION CONFERRING THE STATUS OF TELEGRAPH AUTHORITY ON THE PETITIONERS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION. EXHIBIT P3: TRUE COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT DATED 21.12.2013. EXHIBIT P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN APPEAL NO.74/2014 OF THE HON'BLE TRIBUNAL FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION DATED 18.1.2014.

EXHIBIT P5: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONEENT DATED 24.1.2014.

EXHIBIT P5(A): TRUE COPY OF THE TRANSLATION TO EXHIBIT P5: EXHIBIT P6: TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT WITH TRANSLATION TO THE COMPLAINT DATED 24.1.2014.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------ NIL // TRUE COPY // P.A. TO JUDGE sou.

ASHOK BHUSHAN, CJ & A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J -------------------------------------------------------------- W.P(C). No. 5831 of 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of November, 2015

JUDGMENT

Shaffique, J Petitioner has approached this Court seeking police protection in the matter relating to operation of a telecommunication tower.

2. Since we have already held in Indus Towers Ltd. Vs. Sub Inspector of Police [2014 (4) KLT 306] that the said issues are to be considered by the District Telecom Committee, constituted in this regard, we close the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Telecom Committee for appropriate relief.

Sd/- ASHOK BHUSHAN CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE // TRUE COPY // sou.20/11/15