IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2007 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 11825 of 2007(G) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1.V.B.XAVIER,AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.BABU,VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM P.O. 2.CHINNAMMA XAVIER,W/O.V.B.XAVIER, VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM P.O. 3.JOE FOMIN,S/O.V.B.XAVIER,VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.R.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI SRI.P.V.LONACHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1.E.R.MOHANAN,S/O.ILLATHPARAMBIL RAMAN, VELIYATHAM PARAMBU HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM VILLAGE, NAYARAMBALAM P.O. KOCHI TALUK. 2.THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NJARAKKAL POLICE STATION, NJARAKKAL. 3.THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, NJARAKKAL. 4.THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALUVA. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.11825 OF 2007 (G) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2007 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition for police protection. It is submitted that a labour dispute is pending. Labour dispute has to be proceeded according to law. Parties to the labour dispute has to attend conciliation proceedings also but they cannot take law into their own hands. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion regarding the merits of the labour disputes, we direct the police to see that law and order is maintained and consider Ext.P3 and if the allegations are correct, take appropriate action. With the above observations this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 1th January, 2007