IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2010 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 8866 of 2010(G) ------------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------------- SREE GOKULAM CHIT AND FINANCE CO. (P) LIMITED, REP. BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, MR.RAMAN KUTTY, KATTAKKADA BRANCH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE HOME SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE(RURAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KATTAKKADA POLICE STATION, KATTAKKADA. 4. VANIJYA VYAVASAYA MAZDOOR SANGAM, (AFFILIATE TO BMS), REP. BY ITS STATE GENERAL SECRETARY, MR.P.ANIL KUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.PARAMESWARAN, BINDHU BHAVAN, VENGANOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.P.(C).NO.8866 OF 2010 G 5. VANIJYA VYAVASAYA MAZDOOR SANGAM, (AFFILIATE TO BMS), REP. BY ITS OFFICE BEARER, MR.GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.VASUDEVAN NAIR, GOKULAM, THAZHE KURUTHANCODE, KURUTHANCODE P.O., KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA. R4 BY ADV. SHRI N. NAGARESH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2010 ALONG WITH W.P.(C).NO.8937 OF 2010 AND OTHER CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C).NO.8866 OF 2010 G PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN W.P.(C).NO.929 OF 2010 DATED 19.1.2010 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 13.2.2010. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE 2ND & 3RD RESPONDENTS DATED 6.3.2010. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS; NIL. // True Copy // PS to Judge K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. -------------------------------------------------- W.P(C). NOS. 8866/10G, 8937/10N, 9483/10 I, 9535/10N, & 9543/10P --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th March, 2010 JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph, J. We heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties, including the learned Government Pleader. Learned counsel for the petitioner brought to our notice Judgment of this Court dated 10.3.2010 in W.P.(C).NO.929 of 2010. We think that we can follow the same course adopted in the said case, in these cases. Accordingly, we dispose of these Writ Petitions directing respondents 2 and 3 to give effective police protection for the ingress and egress for the willing workers and customers of the Branches in question in all these five cases, of the petitioner Company from the obstruction of the party respondents respectively and their henchmen. We make it clear that the party respondents will have a right to demonstrate peacefully. We WPC.8866/10 & CONN.CASES. 2 also make it clear that as a condition for this Order, the petitioner must participate in the conciliation proceedings. Sd/= K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE Sd/= M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE kbk. // True Copy // PS to Judge