IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2008 / 15TH ASWINA 1930 W.P(C).No. 27263 of 2008(U) ----------------------------------------------- PETITIONER:- ------------------- XAVIER V.J., CONTRACTOR, M/S.VELIYIL CONSTRUCTIONS, VELIYIL BUILDING, KUDAPPURAM ROAD, ERAMALLOOR P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERAMALLOOR, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 4. C.B.CHANDRA BABU, SECRETARY, DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNION, C.I.T.U. AROOR P.O. ALAPPUZHA. 5. P.R.SOMAKUMAR, PRESIDENT, DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION,INTUC, ALAPPUZHA. 6. AJITH KUMAR, SECRETARY, HEADLOAD WORKERS UNION, A.I.T.U.C., AROOR P.O. ALAPPUZHA. R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL R5 & R6 BY ADV. SRI.J.OM PRAKASH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- W.P.(C) NO.27263 OF 2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- ------------------------------------- EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DATED 15.7.08 EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN PETITIONER AND TRADE UNIONS. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 29.08.08 SENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 29.8.2008 SENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 28.8.08 LODGED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. / TRUE COPY / H.L.Dattu,C.J. & A.K.Basheer, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.27263 of 2008-U -------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 7th October, 2008 JUDGMENT Basheer,J. When the writ petition came up for consideration on September 22, 2008, this Court had passed an interim order, directing respondent No.2 to afford effective and adequate police protection to the petitioner for execution of work with the workers of his choice as requested in Exhibit P5 representation. (2) Today, when the writ petition came up for further consideration, the learned counsel for the parties agree that in the light of the above order, the work is in progress. (3) The above submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of making the above interim order absolute. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice A.K.Basheer Judge vku/-