Arun Kumar B.V. v. State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE MONDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/27TH ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 19332 of 2013 (N) ------------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S) :
------------------------- ARUN KUMAR B.V., AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.VIJAYAN, RESIDING AT SIVASADANAM, KOZHODE, KATTACHALKUZHI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 501. BY ADVS.SRI.RAM MOHAN.G.
SRI.GOVIND PADMANAABHAN RESPONDENT(S) :
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1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NEYYATTINKARA POLICE SUB DIVISION, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 121.
3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BALARAMAPURAM POLICE STATION, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 501.
4. R.SHIBU @ KARATE SHIBU, MELATHIL VEEDU, MANGALATHUKONAM, KATTACHALKUZHI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 501.
5. KUTTAN @ MARAPPATTI KUTTAN, MUDIPPURATHATTU, MANGALATHUKONAM, KATTACHALKUZHI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 501.
6. MANOHARAN, MUDIPPURATHATTU, MANGALATHUKONAM, KATTACHALKUZHI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 501.
R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SYAMKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 19332 of 2013 (N) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS :
----------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1:
A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REGARDING RECLAMATION OF PADDY FILED PUBLISHED IN THE METRO VAARTHA DAILY DATED 04/03/2013.
EXHIBIT P2: A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P3: A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P4: A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RECEIPT NUMBERED 472/DP/D3/2013 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5: A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE SECOND RESPONDENT.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :
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Msd.
ASHOK BHUSHAN, CJ & A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.19332 of 2013 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of October 2015
J U D G M E N T
Shaffique, J The petitioner has approached this Court seeking police protection alleging threat from respondents 4 to 6 and their men. It is stated that the petitioner is the Sub Editor in a mid day daily and on account of certain news item published in the daily, respondents 4 to 6 have taken a hostile attitude against the petitioner. 2.
An interim order has already been passed by this Court directing the police to ensure that no law and order situation arises, as complained by the petitioner.
3.
Learned Government Pleader submits that after the filing of the writ petition, no untoward incident has been reported. Taking into consideration the aforesaid fact, this writ petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the police as and when any future cause of action arises.
(sd/-) (ASHOK BHUSHAN, CHIEF JUSTICE) (sd/-) (A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE) True Copy PA to Judge jsr/19/10/2015