IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2007 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 11833 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. BALAKRISHNAN NIAR,AGED 67 YEARS, VELLATHU KRISHNAN NAIR,MULLAPPILLY HOUSE, PUNKUNNAM,THRISSUR. 2. JAYALAKSHMY AMMA,W/O.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, MULLAPPILLY HOUSE, PUNKUNNAM,THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,THRISSUR, AYYANTHOLE,THRISSUR. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GURUVAYOOR POLICE STATION,GURUVAYUR,THRISSUR. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,TOWN EAST POLICE STATION,THRISSUR. 4. HEADLOAD GENERAL WORKERS UNION(CITU), GURUVAYUR MUNICIPALITY,GURUVAYUR,THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. HEAD LOAD GENERAL WORKERS UNION(INTUC) GURUVAYUR MUNICIPALITY,GURUVAYUR,THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. HEAD LOAD GENERAL WORKERS UNION(BMS), GURUVAYUR MUNICIPALITY,GURUVAYUR,THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.11833 OF 2007 (H) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2007 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition for police protection. If the work is carried out by mechanical process and no head load workers are necessary for loading and unloading works, police shall give protection as there is no right for claiming the nookku kooli. However, if there is any loading and unloading works, petitioner should employ registered workers of the local area. With the above observations this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 1th January, 2007