IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2007 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 7620 of 2007(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SELVARAJ, S/O.VETRIVEL MUTHALIYAR, MADATHANARA KALAM, VADAVANNOOR AMSOM DESOM, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.H.BADARUDDIN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLLANGODE. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD. 3. K.SHAHUL HAMEED, S/O.KASIM RAWTHER, PALLAM, VADAVANNOOR P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. C.RAMAN, S/O.CHELLY, VATTAYAR, KOLLANGODE P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. KUNJI RAMAN, S/O.ARU, PALLAM, VADAVANNOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 6. C.CHANDRAN, S/O.CHAMMY, PALLAM, VADAVANNOOR P.O., PALAKKAD. 7. CHELLA, W/O.KOYA, OOTTARAKALAM, OOTTARA, KOLLANGODE P.O., PALAKKAD. 8. LAKSHMI, W/O.KRISHNAN, VATTAYAR, KOLLANGODE P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 9. THE SECRETARY, CITU, HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION, KOOTTARA, VADAVANOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. W.P.(C).7620/2007 10. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, CHITTUR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).7620/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE TITLE DEED IN RESPECT OF THE RICE MILL AND ITS COMPOUND OF THE PETITIONER DATED 2.6.2003. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENT OF BASIC TAX IN VADAVANNOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH IN RESPECT OF THE EXT.P1 DATED 8.2.2006. EXT.P3 & P3 (A): COPY OF THE ELECTRICITY BILLS IN RESPECT OF THE EXT.P1 PROPERTY DATED 10.1.2007. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 3.3.2007. /TRUE COPY/ J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.7620 OF 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated 22nd March, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . This is a petition for police protection filed by the petitioner for engaging his own workers for loading, unloading and transporting agricultural produce. According to the petitioner, he is an Agriculturist and owns a rice mill. Even though notice ordered by special messenger was accepted by the contesting respondents, there is no appearance for the respondents. Government Pleader submitted that there is no obstruction. In the above circumstances, police is directed to give effective protection for engaging petitioner's own workers for the loading, unloading and transporting the agricultural produce from his own agricultural property to the rice mill. However, loading of products from rice mill and unloading of paddy brought from outside parties will stand on a different footing and for that registered workers have to be engaged. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE tks