Pulikkottil Devices And Distributors Private Limited vs. The Station House Officer
Held
The High Court, noting the Headload Workers Welfare Board's confirmation that the scheme did not apply to the area, ruled that the trade unions had no right to obstruct. It directed the police to provide adequate protection to the petitioner's workers for loading and unloading goods without interference.
Facts
M/s.Pulikkottil Devices and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., an electronic goods retailer, sought police protection for loading/unloading at their godown in Thrissur. They alleged that trade union members were obstructing their operations and demanding work, despite the area not being covered by the Kerala Headload Workers Scheme, 1983. Police failed to intervene despite complaints.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether police protection should be granted to a business against obstruction by headload workers in an area not covered by the Headload Workers Scheme.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V FRIDAY, THE 08TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021 / 18TH POUSHA, 1942 WP(C).No.24437 OF 2020(D) PETITIONER: M/S.PULIKKOTTIL DEVICES AND DISTRIBUTORS PRIVATE LIMITED., K.T.COMPLEX, JAIL ROAD, CALICUT-673 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, P.C.FRANCIS, AGED 66 YEARS, S/O. CHAKKAPPAN. BY ADVS. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON SMT.KAVERY S THAMPI RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OLLUR POLICE STATION, THRISSUR, PIN-680 360. 2 THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF/THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CITY POLICE OFFICE, RAMAVARMAPURAM, THRISSUR CITY, THRISSUR, PIN-680 631. 3 INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS (INTUC), OLLUR ABOVE CITY BAKERY, OLLUR JUNCTION, THRISSUR, PIN-680 306 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4 BHARATHIYA MASDOOR SANGH (BMS), OLLUR, BMS UNION OFFICE, NEAR TAXI STAND, OLLUR JUNCTION, THRISSUR, PIN-680 306, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5 SANOJ PAUL KATOOKKAREN, OFFICE OF INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS (INTUC), OLLUR, ABOVE CITY BAKERY, OLLUR JUNCTION, THRISSUR, PIN-680 306. 6 P.B.SUDHEER, BMS UNION OFFICE, NEAR TAXI STAND, OLLUR JUNCTION, THRISSUR, PIN-680 306. 7 JOBY VADAKKAN, S/
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