IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH APRIL 2009 / 4TH VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 8326 of 2009(I) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ C.K.THOMAS,AGED 57 YEARS,S/O.KURIYAN, BENCY VILLA, THOLIKKODU MURI,PUNALUR VILLAGE, PATHNAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE,KULATHUPUZHA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. THE ASST.LABOUR OFFICER,PUNALUR OFFICE OF THE ASST.LABOUR OFFICER,PUNALUR, KOLLAM DIST. 4. INTUC KULATHUPUZHA UNIT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR SRI.M.A.LATHEEF,KADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, KULATHUPUZHA.PO, KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. CITU KULATHUPUZHA UNIT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR SRI.JAYASANKAR, 'RED FORT', KULATHUPUZHA.PO, KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 6. AITUC KULATHUPUZHA UNIT,REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR SRI.KRISHNA PILLAI, MANGALATHU VEEDU, KULATHUPUZHA.PO, KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 7. KCJ(J)KULATHUPUZHA UNIT,REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR SRI.JOHNEY, RODARIKATHU VEEDU, KULATHUPUZHA.PO, KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BENNY GERVACIS ADV. MR.M.SREEKUMAR FOR R 4 -7 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO. 8326/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT NO.2507899 DT. 20.1.09 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KULATHUPUZHA. P2:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 19.2.09 FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P3:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 2.3.09 FILED BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE TSS V.K.MOHANAN & P.N.RAVINDRAN,JJ --------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No. 8326 of 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T Mohanan,J: This writ petition is preferred seeking for a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to afford adequate police protection to the petitioner and the contractor's workers from respondents 4 to 7 for the construction work including loading and unloading work. 2. Government Pleader appears for respondents 1 to 3. Pursuant to the notice issued, respondents 4 to 7 entered appearance. We have heard the matter. 3. The learned Government Pleader submits that there is no law and order situation at all. The above submission made by the learned Government Pleader is not controverted. On the basis of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for respondents 4 to 7, it appears that the main dispute is with respect to the wage regarding the work carrying on in the establishment of the petitioner. If that be so, this writ petition can be disposed of relegating the parties to approach the third respondent, WP(C) NO.8326 OF 2009 :-2-: who in turn, shall convene the conciliation meeting and explore the possibility to settle the matter. Either the petitioner or respondents 4 to 7 can approach the third respondent. On such filing a petition, the third respondent is directed to convene a conciliation meeting of the parties concerned and to find out the possibility of settlement of the dispute regarding the wages. The writ petition is disposed of as above. V.K.Mohanan, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. MBS/ WP(C) NO.8326 OF 2009 :-3-: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- M.A.C.A.NO. OF 200 -------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T WP(C) NO.8326 OF 2009 :-4-: DATED: -1-2009