IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 2503 of 2010(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RAMAN PILLAI,AGED 83,NEPHEW OF PARAMESWARAN PILLAI,PADICKAL PUTHENVEEDU, AIMURY KARA,VENGOOR WEST VILLAGE,VIA PERUMBAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR) SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE KIZHAKKAMBALAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PERUMBAVOOR POLICE STATION. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KODANADU POLICE STATION. 4. K.C.MATHEW,KUNNAPPILLIKATTIL HOUSE, CHUNDAKUZHAY.P.O,MEEMPARA,SECRETARY, HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION CITU. 5. GEORGE PAPPU,KEECHERIL HOUSE, CHUNDAKUZHAY.P.O,MEEMPARA,SECRETARY, HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION INTUC. 6. M.P.AYYAPPAN,MOOLATHUMKUDY HOUSE, CHUNDAKUZHAY.P.O,MEEMPARA,SECRETARY,HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION AITUC. 7. BABU AYYAPPAN,KOCHISSERIKUDY HOUSE, CHUNDAKUZHAY.P.O,MEEMPARA,SECRETARY,HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION KTUC. ADV. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI T K VIPINDAS FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT. P1. TRUE COPY OF TAX RECEIPT NO.4178763 DT.NIL ISSUED FROM VENGOOR WEST VILLAGE OFFICE. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT FILED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT.8.1.2010 EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT NO.8/2010 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 2503 of 2010 K - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The prayer in this Writ Petition is to direct respondents 2 and 3 to give adequate and effective police protection to the petitioner for cutting and removing the trees standing in his propertiwa in Re.Sy.Nos. 468/4 and 468/13 of Block No.10 of Vengoor West Village engaging workers of his choice. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. Petitioner is the owner of certain immovable properties. He decided to cut and sell the trees for plantation of the property. He entrusted the work with one Mathew. When the said Mathew started the work, respondents 4 to 7, who claim to be officer bearers of Head load workers Unions affiliated to various political parties, demanded that they also should be permitted to W.P.(C).No. 2503 of 2010 2 do the work. But due to internal disputes between the unions, the petitioner could not continue the work. 3. We have passed an interim order, by which the petitioner can employ workers equally from respondents 4 to 7. Though served, there is no appearance for the respondents. 4. Accordingly we close this Writ Petition. We make the interim order absolute and direct respondents 2 and 3 to give adequate police protection to the petitioner for cutting and removing the trees standing in his properties in Re-Sy.Nos. 468/4 and 468/13 of Block No.10 of Vengoor West Village by engaging workers equally from the unions, to which respondents 4 to 7 belonged. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm