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Jyothi Gas Enterprises vs The Circle Inspector Of Police
2024 Latest Caselaw 33085 Ker

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 33085 Ker
Judgement Date : 14 November, 2024

Kerala High Court

Jyothi Gas Enterprises vs The Circle Inspector Of Police on 14 November, 2024

                                             2024:KER:85627
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WP(C) No.18699 of 2020

        IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                         PRESENT

          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ

THURSDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2024 / 23RD KARTHIKA,

                          1946

                WP(C) NO. 18699 OF 2020

PETITIONER:

         JYOTHI GAS ENTERPRISES
         SANSKRIT COLLEGE ROAD, TRIPUNITHURA,
         DISTRIBUTORS FOR BHARAT GAS, REPRESENTED BY ITS
         PROPRIETOR SRI RAAJ VENUGOPAL.

         BY ADVS.
         SRI.B.MOHANLAL
         SMT.SREEDEVI KYLASANATH
         SRI.ACHUTH KYLAS
         SRI.JOSELAL GEORGE
         SRI.R.MAHESH MENON
         SRI.DEAGO JOHN K
         SHRI.AMAL DEV C.V.


RESPONDENTS:

    1    THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
         HILL PALACE POLICE STATION, TRIPUNITHURA - 682
         301.

    2    ALL KERALA GAS AGENCIES THOZHILALI UNION (CITU)
         E.M.S. BUILDING, KALABHAVAN ROAD, ERNAKULAM,
         KOCHI - 682018.

    3    RENEESH P.S., PONNATHIYIL HOUSE, MLA ROAD,
         GURUMANDIRAM, UDAYAMPEROOR, NADAKKAVU - 682307.

    4    JAGADAN P.R., PONNATHIYIL HOUSE, NADAKKAVU,
         UDAYAMPEROOR - 682307.

    5    SUDHEER T.S, VELAMPARAMBIL HOUSE,
         EROOR, TRIPUNITHURA - 682306.
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WP(C) No.18699 of 2020


    6          SHANMUGHAN, S/O. KUNJUMANI,
               SHANMUGHA BHAVAN, CHEMPU P. O., VAIKOM -
               686608.

    7          K.K.GOPI,, KUNNAPPILLI ALAYIL, KANAYANNUR,
               CHOTTANIKKARA - 682 312.

    8          NIRMAL DEVASSIA, CHILIKKARA HOUSE,
               CHEMPU P. O., VAIKOM - 686618.

    9          BAIJU P., S/O. PRABHAKARAN, PULLAMPATHARAYIL
               HOUSE, P. O. ENADI, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM - 686608.

    0          RENJITH C.R., CHEMMADITHUMPIYIL HOUSE,
               PALLIMATTOM, EROOR WEST, TRIPUNITHURA - 682
               306.


               BY ADVS.
               SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR
               SRI.JUSTINE JACOB

               R1 - SRI.RAJEEV JYOTISH GEORGE,GOVERNMENT
               PLEADER


        THIS    WRIT   PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING     COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION       ON   14.11.2024,    THE   COURT   ON   THE   SAME   DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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WP(C) No.18699 of 2020

                              JUDGMENT

Dated this the 14th day of November, 2024

The writ petition is preferred seeking police protection

against the illegal threat by respondents 3 to 10, as they are

causing hindrance to the freedom and peaceful conduct of the

business of the petitioner.

2. When the matter came up for consideration on

11.09.2020, this Court granted interim order directing the 1 st

respondent to ensure that law and order is maintained and if

requested for to afford adequate police protection to the petitioner

and his staff which include delivery boys to supply cooking gas

cylinders.

3. When the matter is taken up for consideration today,

the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the light of

the interim order dated 11.09.2020, no untoward incidents

happened till date and hence this writ petition may be closed

granting liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court again, if

there is any further grievance.

Accordingly, granting liberty to the petitioner as

aforementioned, this writ petition is closed.

Sd/-

P.M.MANOJ JUDGE das 2024:KER:85627

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 18699/2020

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT P1 COPY OF AGREEMENT DATED 25.02.2017 ALONG WITH THE CONSENT LETTER 11.02.2017 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P2 COPY OF COMMUNICATION DATED 17.08.2020 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P3 COPY OF COMMUNICATION DATED 24.08.2020 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P4 COPY OF PHOTOGRAPHS.

EXHIBIT P5 COPY OF PETITION DATED 9.9.2020 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P6 COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 19.11.2014 IN WPC NO.28310 OF 2014.

EXHIBIT P7 COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 3.6.2015 WPC NO.13529 OF 2015.

EXHIBIT P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND MX BENNY DATED 15.11.2020

EXHIBIT P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 3.12.2020 SUBMITTED BY MX BENNY BEFORE 1ST RESPONDENT

EXHIBIT 9A A TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT

EXHIBIT 10 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 9.12.2020 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT

 
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