IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 19286 of 2007(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, AGED 67, S/O.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, PROPRIETOR'KUMAR SAW MILL' ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.S.RAMESH KUMAR SMT.ANNAMMA ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PETTA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION CONVENOR, CITU, PUMP HOUSE UNIT, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION CONVENOR, CITU, ANAYARA UNIT, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION CONVENOR, INTUC, PUMP HOUSE UNIT, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION CONVENOR, INTUC, ANAYARA UNIT, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION CONVENOR, BMS, ANAYARA UNIT, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 19286/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS. EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT (MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT) VIDE NO.123/2002 UNDER THE MEDIATORSHIP OF THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 3.7.2002. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER DATED 16.4.2002. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 2.6.2007 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER (GRADE II), IIND CIRCLE, TVM. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 2.6.2007 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD EVIDENCING THE RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P3 DATED 11.6.2007. EXT.P6 - TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD EVIDENCING RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P4 DATED 4.6.2007. /TRUE COPY/ K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Petition (C) No.19286 of 2007-U -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner has approached this Court, seeking police protection against respondents 2 to 6 for doing the loading and unloading work in his saw mill, using his own workmen. The petitioner admits, it is a scheme covered area. If that be so, the petitioner can do the loading and unloading work, only using the workmen registered under Rule 26A of the Headload Workers Rules. The petitioner submits, the applications of his workmen for registration are pending before the Assistant Labour Officer. It means, the petitioner does not have any registered headload workers. If that be so, for doing the loading and unloading work, he has to engage the workmen of the local pool. So, the prayer of the petitioner to grant protection cannot be granted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE 16.01.2008 P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE 2 sta