Police protection is warranted when there has been a judicial decree allowing possession, which is unlawfully violated.

1. This writ petition is filed seeking for a writ of mandamus directing respondents 2 and 3 to provide adequate police protection to the life of the petitioner and his property covered by Exts. P1 to P3 judgments and for a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to evict respondents 4 to 6 from the building covered by Ext. P4 execution proceedings.

2. The facts involved in the above writ petition are as under:
The petitioner filed a suit OS No. 406/1996 against party respondents 4 to 6 for recovery of possession and damages for use and occupation before the Munsiff Court, Kasargode. The suit was decreed by judgment dated 16/03/2004 directing the party respondents 4 to 6 herein to surrender vacant possession of A schedule house to the plaintiff within one month from the date of decree and also to pay Rs.50/- per month as damages for use and occupation till date of such surrender. Respondents 4 to 6 preferred an appeal as AS No. 78/2004 before the Subordinate Judges Court, Kasargode and by judgment dated 15/02/2007, the appeal came to be dismissed confirming the judgment and decree of the Trial Court. Respondents 4 to 6 further preferred a second appeal RSA No. 797/2007 before this Court and by judgment dated 21/10/2009, this Court dismissed the second appeal. Pursuant to the dismissal of the second appeal, the petitioner preferred Execution Petition No. 255/2009 before the Munsiff's Court, Kasargode. The Court directed delivery of property. The description of property to be delivered is shown as building bearing No. XII / 297 of Kumbala Grama Panchayath situated in RS No. 98/2A1 of Bambrana Village of Kasaragod Taluk and District. By Ext. P4, the property was taken delivery by the petitioner as evident from the delivery receipt and delivery account prepared by the concerned officer in the presence of witnesses. Delivery was effected on 10/08/2010. It is the contention of the petitioner that after taking delivery of the property, taking advantage of the absence of the petitioner, respondents 4 to 6 trespassed into the building, unlawfully opened the lock and occupied the same. Petitioner submitted Ext. P5 representation to the 2nd respondent on 24/08/2012 complaining about the trespass into the building by respondents 4 to 6 after the property was taken delivery by the petitioner through a decree of Civil Court. Since no action has been taken by the police, the writ petition is filed. According to the petitioner, respondents 4 to 6, having been evicted by due process of law, they have no right to trespass into, the building and thereafter occupy the same which clearly amounts to offences under S.441 and S.442 of the Indian Penal Code and the police is bound to evict them and restore possession to the petitioner.

3. Statement is filed by the 3rd respondent stating that petitioner along with the Ameen had gone to the property for implementing the order of the Munsiff's Court on 10/08/2010. Only symbolic possession of the property was taken over, since some political leaders and social activists interfered in the issue when they were trying to physically evict the respondents. Hence a settlement was arrived at with the petitioner and he agreed not to evict respondents 4 to 6 from the premises. The mediators persuaded the petitioner for not insisting for physical delivery of the property since the 5th respondent was an 80 year old lady. It is stated that the judgment of the Munsiff's Court has not been implemented physically.

4. Counter - affidavit is filed by the 3rd respondent on 17/06/2013 in which the Sub Inspector of Police has reiterated the facts mentioned in the statement filed earlier. Acc