IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 24TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3548 of 2009(V) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- E.P. KRISHNANKUTTY, S/O. LATE CHOYIKUTTY, AGED 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT 13/358,NOONJIYIL MEETHAL HOUSE, OLAVANNA P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. MR.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE MOTOR THOZHILALI UNION (CITU) MANAKKADAVU BRANCH, PANTHEERANKAVU P.O., KOZHIKODE -19, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, KOONJAVIL SHIBU, KOONJAVIL HOUSE, P.O. PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE -19. 2. C.P. NAZAR, S/O. ATHAMMU, CHERATTUPARAMBATHU HOUSE, P.O. PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE -19, THE SECRETARY, MOTOR THOZHILALI UNION (CITU), MANAKKADAVU BRANCH, P.O. PANTHEERANKAVU KOZHIKODE -19. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NALLALAM POLICE STATION. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BENJAMIN PAUL FOR R3 & R4 ADV. SRI.K.PRAVEEN KUMAR FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ J.B.KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & P.BHAVADASAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.3548 of 2009 ------------------------------------- Dated 13th February, 2009 JUDGMENT Koshy, Ag.C.J . This is a petition for police protection. If the petitioner has got valid pass, police should give sufficient protection to operate his vehicle including for collection of sand from Manakkadavu by using his vehicle provided there is no prohibitory orders from the statutory authorities or civil court as because of the objection of the labourers alone his right in the business cannot be denied. This is without prejudice to the right of the workers in raising labour dispute if they have got any legal claims according to law. But, they cannot take law into their hand. The writ petition is allowed to the above extent. J.B.KOSHY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN JUDGE tks