(1.) In this Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners seek the following reliefs:--
(2.) The 1st petitioner is the Kodungallur Merchants Association represented by its President and the 2nd petitioner is one C.K. Rajan, Proprietor of Thalam Readymades at South Nada, Kodungallur. The 1st respondent is the State of Kerala represented by the Home Secretary, the 2nd respondent is the Sub Inspector of Police, Kodungallur, the 3rd respondent is the Communist Party of India (Marxist) represented by the Secretary of the Kodungallur Area Committee and the 4th respondent is the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) represented by the Kodungallur Block President.
(3.) The case of the petitioners can be summarised as follows:-