IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2006 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 30839 of 2006(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MARYKUTTY JAMES, W/O.JAMES, PROPRIETRIX, HI POWER HOLLOW BRICKS, AGED 41, RESIDING AT KUNNEL HOUSE, MARYKULAM, AYYAPANKOIL P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.THANKAPPAN SMT.ALICE THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, UPPUTHARA POLICE STATION, AYYAPANKOIL, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CITU HEADLOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION, MARYKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR P. MURALIDHARAN. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.M.A.KALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).30839/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF LICENCE NO.A4-93/2006-07 DATED 23.8.2006. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE SAID PETITION DATED 15.11.2006. J.B.KOSHY & K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.30839 OF 2006 (U) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of December, 2006 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition for police protection. Govt.Pleader submitted that a complaint by the petitioner was already registered and action is being taken and now there is no dispute. In the above circumstances, we direct the police to give adequate protection to the petitioner to carry out loading and unloading works of the premises of Hi-power Hollow Bricks without any obstructions by the 3rd respondent union or its supporters from interfering into the work. Union or workers cannot take law into their hands. They have to raise disputes before statutory authorities. This order will be without prejudice to the rights of the workers of the 3rd respondent W.P.(C).30839/2006 2 union to raise industrial disputes. With the above observations this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 17th November, 2006