Ramachandra Menon, J.
The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:
“I. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2 to 4 respondents to give adequate police protection to the life of petitioner and his staff and family members against threat persist from the part of the 5 to 7 respondents and their henchmen.
II. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing 1st and 3rd respondents to take appropriate action against the 5 to 7 respondents and their henchmen, based on Exhibit P-2 crime.
III. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing 1st and 3rd respondents to give adequate police protection to the business firms of the petitioner which are conducted based on Exhibit P-1 licence.
IV. To issue such other appropriate writs, order or directions which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case so as to secure the ends of justice.”
2. Case of the petitioner is that he is running a bakery and that he is also engaged in some money lending business on the strength of valid licence vide Exhibit P1, joining hands with the fifth respondent. It is stated that a sum of ₹14 lakhs was borrowed by the petitioner from the fifth respondent and the petitioner returned a sum of ₹9 lakhs. The balance amount of ₹5 lakhs was demanded by the fifth respondent with an exorbitant interest. When such request was not acceded to, the fifth respondent along with his henchmen attempted to assault the petitioner on 15.4.2014. The matter was reported to the police and after enquiry, a crime was registered as Crime No.661/2013 of Ettumanoor Police Station. It is stated that the investigation is going on. The petitioner finds it difficult to pull on especially under the threat of respondents 5 to 8, which made him to approach this Court by filing the Writ Petition.
3. The learned State Attorney submits, on instructions, that a case has been registered against the respondent concerned and that the matter is being enquired into. It is also stated that steps are being taken to see that there is no threat to the law and order situation.
4. The submission of the learned State Attorney is recorded and the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the police to take all necessary action to abate the threat, if any to the law and order situation at the hands of respondents 5 to 8 or anybody under them. This Court does not interfere with regard to the civil rights of the parties concerned and it is open to the parties to move appropriate forum for redressal of the grievance, if any, with regard to the dispute.
MANJULA CHELLUR, CHIEF JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE
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