Mannar Mahatma Gandhi Boat Race - 2015 Committee v. The 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 FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/16TH SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 23930 of 2015 (M) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

------------------ MANNAR MAHATMA GANDHI BOAT, ACE - 2015 COMMITTEE MANNAR, KADAPRA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL CONVENER, ADVOCATE N. SHAILAJ BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS :

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1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTAHPURAMPIN-695 001

2. THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-689 645

3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 101

4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT PIN-689 101

5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE PULIKEEZHU POLICE STATION PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT PIN- 689 645 R1 TO R5 BY STATE ATTORNEY SRI. P. VIJAYARAGHAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 23930 of 2015 (M) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE PROGRAMME LEAFLET OF 51ST MAHATMA GANDHI BOAT RACE, 2015.

EXT.P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 11/7/15 EXT.P2(A):

TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT. P2 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :

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//TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE bp

ASHOK BHUSHAN, C.J.

& A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J.

================ W.P. (C)No. 23930 of 2015 ================= Dated this, the 7th day of August, 2015

J U D G M E N T

Shaffique, J.

Petitioner is the General Convener of Mannar Mahatma Gandhi Boat Race, 2015. He has approached this Court seeking for police protection inter alia stating that during the boat race, there is every chance of miscreants creating law and order situation. According to the petitioner, unless sufficient police force is deployed for the aforesaid boat race, there is every chance for such miscreants to disturb the boat race and thereby cause law and order problem. Petitioner had given a complaint to the police authorities but apprehends that the police may not deploy sufficient force for taking care of any untoward incident during the boat race.

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Learned State Attorney, on instructions, would submit that sufficient police force will be deployed to ensure that the boat race is conducted peacefully and that no untoward incident

W.P(C) No.23930/2015 -:2:- occurs. He submits that during the previous years also, sufficient police force had been deployed and there is no reason for any apprehension as such.

We record the above submission of the learned State Attorney and close the writ petition.

Sd/- ASHOK BHUSHAN, CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- Rp A.M. SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE //True Copy// PS to Judge