IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2009 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 5124 of 2009(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE RUBBER & TEA CO. LTD., 'PLANTATION HOUSE', PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER-AMBANAD ESTATE, MR.M.C.SIBICHAN. 2. SRI.M.C.SIBICHAN, MANAGER-AMBANAD ESTATE TEA DIVISION, ANACHADI BUNGALOW, KALTHURITTY- 691 309, THENMALA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. SRI.J.LAZER, MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT, AMBANAD ESTATE, TEA DIVISION, ARUNDEL DIVISION, KALTHURITTY-691 309, THENMALA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. SRI.UNNIKRISHNAN, ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER, AMBANAD ESTATE, KALTHURITTY 691 309, THENMALA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH KODIANTHARA SRI.MATHEWS K.UTHUPPACHAN SRI.TERRY V.JAMES RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PUNALUR. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KULATHUPUZHA. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THENMALA. 5. THENMALA VALLEY ESTATE WORKERS' UNION (AITUC), KALTHURUTHY P.O., REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY-MR.H.RAJEEVAN. 6.KOLLAM ZILLA PLANTATION WORKERS' UNION (CITU) KALTHURUTHY P.O., REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY MR.MAMPAZHATHAN SALIM. 7.KIZHAKKAN MEKHALA PLANTATION WORKERS' UNION (INTUC) KALTHURUTHY P.O., REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY MR.M.TOMICHAN. 8.SRI.ABDUL KHADER, PRESIDENT, ARYANKAVU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ARYANKAVU P.O., KOLLAM DIST. 9.SRI.K.J.JOY, JOINT SECRETARY, THENMALA VALLEY ESTATE WORKERS' UNION (AITUC), KALTHURITTY-691 309. 10.SRI.PRADEEP, JOINT SECRETARY, KOLLAM ZILLA PLANTATION QORKERS' UNION (CITU), KALTHURUTHY-691 309. 11.THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.H.B.SHENOY FOR R5TO 10 SRI.B.ASHOK SHENOY FOR R5 TO R10 SRI.THOMAS P.MAKIL FOR R5 TO R10 SMT.LAKSHMI B.SHENOY FOR R5 TO R10 SRI.ABU MATHEW FOR R5 TO R10 SRI.SOBHAN GEORGE FOR R5 TO R10 GOVT.PLEADER SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.5124/2009 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF PAPER BOOK IN W.P.C.NO.35502/2008 BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DT. 9.12.2008 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN W.P.(C) NO.35502/08. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DT. 16.12.2008 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN W.P.(C) NO.35502/08. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT. 18.12.2008 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN W.P.C.NO.35502/08. EXT.P5 : TRUE COPY OF 1ST PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT DT. 5.2.2009. EXT.P6 : TRUE COPY OF 1ST PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT DT. 7.2.2009. EXT.P7 : TRUE COPY OF 1ST PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT DT. 9.2.2009. EXT.P8 : TRUE COPY OF 1ST PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT DT. 12.2.2009. EXT.P9 : TRUE COPY OF THE FIRST PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT DT. 14.2.2009. EXT.P10 : TRUE COPY OF THE FIRST PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT DT. 15.2.2009. KURIAN JOSEPH & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5124 of 2009 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 4th March, 2009. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “direct the 1st to 4th respondents by issue a writ of mandamus or such other appropriate writ, direction or order to render adequate and effective police protection to the life of the managerial personnel, staff and their families residing in the Tea Division of the Ambanad Estate of the 1st petitioner and to the property of the Tea Division of the Ambanad Estate from any obstruction, violence or theft by the 5th to 10th respondents, their agents/followers.” On 17.2.2009, we have passed an interim order in terms of the prayer extracted above. Learned counsel appearing for respondents 5 to 10 points out that the parties were before this court earlier leading to Exts.P2 and P3 interim orders and Ext.P4 judgment, in terms of those interim orders. As per those interim orders, the petitioner was directed to cooperate with the conciliation. It has also been ordered that the police shall not render any assistance to remove the tea or other finished products of the tea division of the petitioner company. In case there is violation of those orders, the respondents are free to WP(C) NO.5124/09 2 invoke appropriate remedy open to them under law. But the respondents cannot take law into their hands. Therefore, we dispose of the writ petition in terms of the interim order, however by way of abundant caution, clarifying that in case there is violation of the earlier orders passed by this court, it is for the affected parties to take recourse to the remedy under law. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5124 of 2009 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 4th March, 2009.