Malabar Associates vs. The State Of Kerala
Held
The Court confirmed its interim order, directing the Station House Officer (3rd respondent) to provide adequate and effective protection to the petitioner and its registered employees. This protection is to ensure they can engage in loading and unloading activities without interference from respondents 4 to 7 or their associates.
Facts
The petitioner, a firm engaged in selling construction materials, sought police protection against obstruction by external headload workers (respondents 4-7) at its godown. Despite having its own employees registered under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, these employees were prevented from performing loading/unloading duties, and the police failed to act on the petitioner's complaint.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the petitioner's registered headload workers were entitled to police protection to carry out loading and unloading activities without obstruction from other headload workers, in an area covered by the Kerala Headload Workers Act Scheme.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 21848 OF 2021 BETWEEN
: MALABAR ASSOCIATES 14/316 A, PUTHOOR, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE 673 104, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETRIX, MEGHA K BY ADVS. MATHEWS K.UTHUPPACHAN ABRAHAM KOLLINAL TERRY V.JAMES LILIN LAL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR, MAIN BLOCK, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 2 THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF KOZHIKODE RURAL, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, KOZHIKODE RURAL, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE 673 101 3 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER VADAKARA POLICE STATION, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE 673 104 4 SUNI HEADLOAD WORKER (CITU), EDALOTTUMAL HOUSE, KOLATHOOR ROAD, NEAR LAKSHAMVEEDU, VALLYAPALLI., VADAKARA, KOZHIKLODE 673 542 5 RAJESH HEADLOAD WORKER (CITU), KUNIYIL KAKKATTU HOUSE, PAZHANKAVU, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE 673 104
2 W.P.(C)No. 21848 of 2021 6 SUDHEEVAN HEADLOAD WORKER (CITU), CHALIL HOUSE, ARAKKILAD, PUTHOOR P.O, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE 673 104 7 RAJEEVAN, HEADLOAD WORKER (CITU), KUNHELINTAVIDA HOUSE, MUTTUNGAL P.O., VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE-673106. 8 ADD
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