The petitioners, who are the Principal-in-charge and Academic Director of Aspire College of Advanced Studies, affiliated with Calicut University, have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the 1st respondent Station House Officer to give adequate and effective police protection for conducting the institution and to conduct examinations and to avert any threats caused by respondents 2 to 4 and others, to the smooth conduct of the institution. In the writ petition, it is alleged that respondents 2 to 4 and others, who are students of the institution, along with a group of persons more than 20 in number, created law and order issues and damaged tables, furniture and other properties of the institution. Pointing out the said fact, Ext.P1 complaint was filed before the 1st respondent Station House Officer, Thrithala Police Station, based on which Crime No.694/2020 has been registered against the party respondents and others, alleging offences under Sections 143, 147, 341, 294(b), 427 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The document marked as Ext.P2 is a copy of the First Information Report.
