IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2011 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13014 of 2011(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ASEELA, AGED 34 YEARS, W/O SULAIMAN, ALUVILA CHERUVILA PUTHENVEEDU, NILAMEL, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN-691 535. BY ADV. SRI.E.S.M.KABEER. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHADAYAMANGALAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT – 691 534. 2. COMMUNIST MARXIST PARTY OF INDIA TRADE UNION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, C.I.T.U. OFFICE, BUNGLAMKUNNU, NILAMEL – 691 001, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BUNGLAMKUNNU, NILAMEL – 691 001, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. COMMUNIST MARXIST PARTY OF INDIA TRADE UNION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, C.I.T.U OFFICE, NILAMEL JUNCTION – 691 001, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS, REPRESENTED SECRETARY, NILAMEL JUNCTION – 691 001. KOLLAM DISTRICT. 6. THE LABOUR OFFICER, NILAMEL – 691 001, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 & R6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.K. VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.13014/2011-B: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT SHOWING THE PAYMENT OF TAX FOR 28.33 CENTS IN NILAMEL VILLAGE DTD 28/04/2011. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. DTD. 25/04/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.13014 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th June, 2011 JUDGMENT Basant, J. The petitioner has come to this Court seeking issue of directions under Article 226 of the Constitution to respondent No.1 to afford police protection for the petitioner to cut and remove the rubber trees in the petitioner's property without any obstruction from respondents 2 to 5. The 6th respondent is the District Labour Officer. 2. Respondents 2 to 5 have been served. There is no representation for them. The same was the situation when the matter came up for hearing on the last date of posting, i.e. on 30th May 2011. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the interim directions issued on 17.5.2011 may be made absolute and further proceedings closed, in as much as respondents 2 to 5 do not appear to be interested in resisting the prayer for police protection. When the matter came up for hearing on 17.5.2011 during the WPC No.13014/2011 2 vacation, the Bench had issued interim directions to the first respondent, “to afford adequate police protection for the petitioner to cut and remove the rubber trees in the petitioner's property without any obstruction from respondents 2 to 5”. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied if the said interim order is now made absolute. Respondents 2 to 5 have not entered appearance to raise any objection. The learned Government Pleader accepts that the course suggested by the petitioner can be followed. 5. We are satisfied in these circumstances that the interim directions can be made absolute and further proceedings can be discontinued. In the result, a) This writ petition is allowed. The interim direction dated 17.5.2011 extracted above is made absolute. sd/- R.BASANT JUDGE sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE css/ true copy P.S.TO JUDGE