IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 28TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23928 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SINDHU R.NAIR, PARTNER, M/S.VENU'S GAZZ, INDANE DISTRIBUTOR, ARCH JUNCTION, KORATTIKKADU, MANNAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-689622, REP. BY P/A.HOLDER N.P.MAHESWARAN NAIR BY SRI.G.SHRIKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE BY ADV. SRI.SREEJITH S.NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNAR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-689 622. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNAR POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-689 622. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 4. SRI.RAJAN,S/O.DAMODARAN, UNIT CO-ORDINATOR, ALL KERALA GAS AGENCIES THOZHILALI UNION (CITU), VENU'S GAS AGENCY UNIT, MANNAR, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-689 622. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS R4 BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/09/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.23928/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 14/3/2007 IN WP(C)NO.8617/2007 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P2 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 23/3/2007 IN WP(C)NO.8617/2007 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P3 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER ADDRESSED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHENGANNUR. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.23928 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2011. J U D G M E N T PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. There is controversy before us as to whether the strike is continuing. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that even now the strike is continuing. According to learned Government Pleader, he was instructed to submit that the strike was withdrawn on 3.9.2011. On considering the writ petition for admission and on hearing the submission of Mr.G.Shrikumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner, we passed the following interim order on 2.9.2011. “The 2nd respondent is directed to afford an adequate and effective police protection to the petitioner for the purpose of ingress and egress to the petitioner's gas agency premises as well as his LPG cylinder godown by him, his willing staff and his consumers against any obstruction from the part of the 4th respondent and persons acting under him. It is specifically directed that the 2nd respondent will ensure that supply of LPG cylinder including the same under cash and carry delivery by the consumers is not 2 W.P.(C) No.23928 of 2011 disrupted during this festival season.” 2. The above interim order will stand confirmed. So long as the strike is not withdrawn, respondents nos.1 and 2 will be bound to afford protection in terms of the above order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE ami/