Abdul Shukkoor v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought removal of his name from the police criminal list alleging reformation and clean record since 1993 despite past convictions. Court noted lack of produced application and granted opportunity to file one. Petitioner was directed to submit an application under the Police Manual for removal of his name, upon which the authority must decide within four weeks.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
FRIDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 12TH JYAISHTA, 1945
WP(CRL.) NO. 991 OF 2022
PETITIONER :
ABDUL SHUKKOOR, AGED 52 YEARS
S/O.MOHAMMED IBRAHIM,
MANNATH PARAMBIL HOUSE, OTTUPARA, WADAKKANCHERY,
KUMARANELLORE. P.O, PIN – 680 590.
BY ADVS.
V.JOHN SEBASTIAN RALPH
VISHNU CHANDRAN
RALPH RETI JOHN
APPU BABU
SHIFNA MUHAMMED SHUKKUR
GIRIDHAR KRISHNA KUMAR
VISHNUMAYA M.B.
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN – 682 031.
2 DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. VAZHUTHACAUD RD, ALTHARA JUNCTION, NANDAVANAM, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN – 695 010.
3 DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN – 680 631.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be permitted to submit an application for removal of his name from the police criminal list toggling where no such application was produced during the hearing.
Whether direction can be issued to the competent authority to expedite the decision on the petitioner's application within a fixed timeframe.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
ABDUL SHUKKOOR
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
- respondent
DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, THRISSUR
- respondent
STATION HOUSE OFFICER, WADAKKANCHERY
Case details
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