IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION (MS) No. 98 of 2011 Century Textiles & Industries Limited. ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents. Present: Mr. Tanveer Alam Khan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as for the respondents. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought the following relief: “a. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to take action against the agitators, either they may be contractor’s employees or they may be outsiders, who create a lawlessness either in the factory or out side the factory, at the unit of the petitioner situated at Century Pulp and Paper, Lalkua district Nainital and the respondents may also be directed to maintain law and order in the entire area of the unit and outside unit of the petitioner. b. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents not to permit any body to cause any hindrance in the peaceful working of the factory of the unit of the petitioner situated at Century Pulp and Paper, Lalkua district Nainital and they also be directed to restrain any person who agitates in any manner whatsoever be, within a radius of 200 metres from the outer periphery of the unit of the petitioner i.e. Century Pulp and Paper, Lalkua district Nainital. c. To award cost of the writ petition or any other relief which Hon’ble This court may deem fit.” 3. According to the petitioner, the workers of the Contractor as well as some outsiders created havoc 2 environment in the entire factory premises. They used bamboos in their hands and started beating some of the employees of the petitioner factory and some how some of the officers and employees of the petitioner as well as their families saved their lives from these miscreants. 4. It is the contention of the petitioner that he has made representation to the Authorities in this regard and has also reported the matter to Police Station Kotwali, Lalkuan, Nainital, but as of now nothing has been done. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, liberty is given to the petitioner to make fresh representations to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Nainital as well as Collector, Nainital regarding his grievance. After receiving of the said representations, the Collector as well as Senior Superintendent of Police, Nainital shall ensure the law and order situation at the petitioner unit, in accordance with law so that peaceful atmosphere can be maintained within the premises of the petitioner’s factory. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the instant writ petition is disposed of. 7. All the pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. 8. Let a copy of this order be issued today. (B.S. Verma, J.) Vacation Judge 11.1.2011 Rathour