1. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking certain directions to be issued to respondents 1 to 3 under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

2. It is alleged in the petition that the petitioner is a practicing lawyer in the High Court of Kerala. He is aggrieved by non-registration of First Information Report despite the receipt of a complaint relating to the complaint of a cognizable offence. On 21.11.2013 in the function of inauguration of hunger strike organized by Western Ghats people protection committee in front of Kozhikode Collectorate, the 4th respondent made a hatred speech thereby committed acts of promoting thoughts of enmity and hatred between different classes of citizens resulting serious public disorder. The hatred speech made by the 4th respondent attracted the offence punishable under Sections 153 A and 124 A of the Indian Penal Code. The speech was published in printed media and also in visual media. Ext.P1 is one of such reports published in Times of India. The alleged hatred speech, according to the petitioner, amounts an offence under Section 153 A and 124 A of the Indian Penal Code. He sent Ext.P2 complaint by registered post to the second and third respondents, which were received by them on 25.11.2013 evidenced by Ext.P3 series postal acknowledgments. He had also sent Ext.P4 petition for granting sanction to file complaint to the first respondent and no action has been taken on that application. According to the petitioner, as per the decision reported in Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P and others (2013 (4) KHC 552), the third respondent is bound to register First Information Report as the allegations in the complaint disclose commission of a cognizable offence and non compliance of the same will entitle the petitioner to approach this Court for its intervention under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. So, the petitioner has no other remedy except to approach this Court seeking the following reliefs:

i. Issue a writ of mandamus or appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 3rd respondent to register an F.I.R against the 4th respondent strictly in accordance with the direction of the Apex Court in Lalitha Kumari vs. Govt. of U.P. & Ors;

ii. Issue a writ of mandamus or appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P4 petition and accord sanction under Section 196 Cr.P.C for taking cognizance of the offence punishable under Section 153 A of I.P.C;

iii. Issue such other reliefs that this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

3. On the basis of the allegations in the petition, this Court has called for a statement from the official respondents and the second respondent filed a statement as follows:

“1. The above writ petition is filed by the petitioner, aggrieved by non-registration of first Information Report even after receipt of Edxt.P2 complaint by the police.

2. It is true that Ext.P2 complaint was received by the 3rd respondent. However, no case was registered against the 4th respondent on the basis of Ext.P2 complaint and Ext.P1 paper report in view of the fact that no cognizable offence was made out as against the 4th respondent.

3. It is submitted that on 21.11.2013 a hunger strike was held in front of the Kozhikode Civil Station by the Western Ghats people's Protection committee in which the 4th respondent was the president. During the hunger strike Sri. U.M. Ummer MLA and Sri. M.I. Shanavas Member of Parliament were also present. It is true that the 4th respondent delivered a speech on that day in front of the main gate of the Collectorate at Kozhikode. It is submitted that the Station House Officer of Nadakkavu Police Station Sri. Dinesh Koroth and other police officers were present at the site during the entire length of the speech and thereafter. According to the Station House Officer the speech of the 4th respondent was neither provocative or offensive warranting registration of a cr