IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 1ST PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 4467 of 2007(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ N.C.JOHN AND SONS PVT.LTD., VAZHICHERRY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, SRI.N.C.J.RAJAN. BY ADV. SRI.ROY CHACKO RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA NORTH POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 4. SRI.P.V.SATHYANESAN, GENERAL SECRETARY, THE TRAVANCORE COIR FACTORY WORKERS UNION, A.I.T.U.C., REGN. NO.1/113, ALAPPUZHA-7. 5. SRI.N.S.GEORGE, GENERAL SECRETARY, C.I.T.U., OUR BUILDING, ALAPPUZHA. 6. SRI.V.S.ALOYSIOUS, GENERAL SECRETARY, I.N.T.U.C., CONGRESS HOUSE, MULLAKKAL, ALAPPUZHA. 7. SRI.PRADEEP, GENERAL SECRETARY, B.M.S., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR SMT.BHAVANA VELAYUDHAN GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).4467/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE GEN.SECRETARY, AITUC DATED 31.1.2007. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 7.2.2007 ADDRESSED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 2.2.2007 ADDRESSED TO THE DLO, ALAPPUZHA AND THE TRADE UNIONS. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 7.2.2007 ADDRESSED TO THE DLO, ALAPPUZHA BY THE PETITIONER. /TRUE COPY/ J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.4467 OF 2007 (F) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of February, 2007 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition for police protection. According to the petitioner, striking workers are causing trouble for the smooth functioning of the factory. An interim protection was granted for giving adequate protection for the smooth functioning of the factory and it was also directed to see that ingress and egress of the petitioner's factory by employees, customers, management staff and willing workers are not obstructed. Counsel for respondents 5 to 7 Unions submitted that matter was settled and there is no strike in the factory. That submission is recorded. In any event, even if there is any strike police to see that law and order is maintained and work of the factory should not be obstructed and ingress and egress of willing workers, customers etc. should not be obstructed. Even though unions can make any peaceful demonstration but it W.P.(C).4467/2007 2 should not be inside the factory or 100 metres near the gate of the factory so that ingress and egress to the factory is not obstructed. With the above direction this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 1th January, 2007