IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2009 / 12TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18740 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SOUTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK PB NO.10, HEAD OFFICE MALAPPURAM, REP BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, U RAMESH KUMAR BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAVI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MALAPPURAM 2. SOUTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK EMPLOYEES UNION (BEFI) REP BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY SRI.K M MOHANKUMAR, CLERK SOUTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK, HEAD OFFICE CREDIT WING MALAPPURAM 3. SOUTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK OFFICERS' FEDERATION(BEFI) REP BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY SHRI.K.G.MADANAN, OFFICER SOUTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK, HO R&L WING, MALAPPURAM GP MR.P A SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 3.7.2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- WP(C) No.18740 OF 2009-J -------------------------------------------------------- Dated 3rd July 2009 Judgment RAMAN, J. This is a Writ Petition praying for a direction to the 1st respondent to ensure that the members of respondents 2 and 3 and others do not obstruct the members of the Interview Board and the employees, who come to the Head Office to attend the interview, scheduled to be held on the 9th and 10th of July. 2. We notice that this court by Ext.P2 interim order dated 24.02.2009 in WP(C) No.5928/09 directed the police to see that no dharna is conducted inside the premises of the bank. Subsequently, by Ext.P4 interim order in WP(C)No.7671/09 dated 13.03.2009, a direction was issued to the 2nd respondent therein, namely, the District Superintendent of Police, Malappuram to afford effective police protection to the petitioner bank for the smooth conduct of the selection process to various posts in the bank which was scheduled to be held on 16th and 17th March and 5th April. The averments made in this Writ WP(C) No.18740/09 2 Petition would show that despite such orders, the conduct of part of the selection process was not quite peaceful. Now, the interview is scheduled to be held on 9th and 10th of July. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there will be a direction to the District Superintendent of Police, Malappuram to give effective police protection to the petitioner bank for the smooth conduct of the interview to be held on 9th and 10th of July. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta WP(C) No.18740/09 3