Indus Towers Ltd 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 THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/28TH KARTHIKA, 1937 WP(C).No. 29491 of 2013 (J) ---------------------------- 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) :- -----------------

1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 676 501.

2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER CHANGARAMKULAM POLICE STATION MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 676 505.

3. ABOOBACKER (DELETED), CHOZHIVALAPPIL HOUSE, PARAYAM VALAPPIL AYILAKKADU P.O., AYILAKKADU, EDAPPAL MALAPPURAM DIST. - 679 576.

(R3 IS DELETED AT THE RISK OF THE PETITIONER AS PER ORDER DATED 10/12/2013 IN IA 16519/2013)

4. SABIRA ABOOBACKER KOOTUNGAL PARAMBIL, AYILAKKADU.P.O.

EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -679 576.

5. ANTI MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER ACTION GROUP, EDAPPAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY SHAFI KADAVILVALAPPIL HOUSE, AYILAKKADU P.O., AYILAKKADU EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 679 576.

6. EDAPPAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -679 576.

R6 BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN (SR.) SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR SMT.VANDANA MENON R4 BY ADV. SRI.V.K.SUNIL R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R.SYAMKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 29491 of 2013 (J) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS :- --------------------------- EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER CATEGORY -I (IP-I).

EXT.P1(a): TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY GOVT. OF INDIA WITH RESPECT TO THE NAME CHANGE.

EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT NOTIFICATION CONFERRING THE STATUS OF TELEGRAPH AUTHORITY ON THE PETITIONERS. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT DATED 22/12/2010. EXT.P3(a): TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR SANCTIONING SERVICE CONNECTION DATED 23/11/2012. EXT.P3(b):TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF CONSENT CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD FOR OPERATING DG SET DATED 19/10/2013.

EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22/7/2011 IN WPC NO.8714/2011.

EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE TRIBUNAL IN APPEAL NO.436/2011 DATED 25/9/2012.

EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 4/6/2013 IN WPC NO.30865/2012.

EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 30/10/2013.

EXT.P7(a): TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE P7 COMPLAINT DATED 1/11/2013.

EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

EXT.P8(a): TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

EXT.P8(b): TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

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

ASHOK BHUSHAN, C.J & A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J.

------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.29491 of 2013 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of November 2015

J U D G M E N T

Shaffique, J.

This writ petition is filed seeking for police protection for constructing telecommunication tower. This issue had already been decided by this Court in the judgment in Indus Towers Ltd. v. Sub Inspector of Police [2014 (4) KLT 306]. Under such circumstances, 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 J UDGE Jvt/19.11.2015.