Vasu Panicker v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought writ for police protection and action against threats during boundary fence construction. Court found matter is subject of pending civil suit, keeping writ pending would serve no useful purpose.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition ordered to be closed and pending interlocutory applications dismissed.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST 2023 / 25TH SRAVANA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 3302 OF 2020
PETITIONER/S:
VASU PANICKER, AGED 88 YEARS S/O.KUNJAN, RESIDING AT VELIYIL, VALAVANADU KALAVOOR P.O., KALAVOOR, ALAPPUZHA-688 501.
BY ADVS. P.P.PADMALAYAN SRI.P.RAHIM SRI.P.A.JOSEPH (J-1448)
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MANNANCHERRY POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA-688 538. 3 DEVAKI, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, SAJITH BHAVANAM, KALAVOOR P.O., KALAVOOR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-688 522. 4 SAJITH, AGED ABOUT 42, S/O.DEVAKI, SAJITH BHAVANAM, KALAVOOR P.O., KALAVOOR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-688 522.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking police protection and action against threats remains maintainable given the existence of a pending civil suit on the same subject matter.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
VASU PANICKER
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MANNANCHERRY POLICE STATION
- respondent
DEVAKI
- respondent
SAJITH
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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