Koshy, J.

All these petitions are filed in public interest annoyed by the fact that despite various judgments of this court and the Honourable Apex Court, there are frequent bandha, forced hartals and general articles in the State harassing general public causing trouble. Inconvenience loss and injury to them and a situation is created by unscrupulous anti-national and anti-people groups who force majority of the people not to move about and force them in illegal detention in their can house by threat, coercion and force. Examinations to be conducted by the Universities and Government agencies are being postponed on such days. Doctors who are going to the hospitals are being attached. Government transport corcporation themselves stop running their buses thus preventing the willing workers and employees from going to the work places. Previous experience on occasions of hartals and general strikes cast an obligation on the part of the Government to take preventive measures. It is the duty of the State and its instrumentalities and its officers to maintain discipline and order in accordance with the provisions of law. There is abdication of constitutional responsibility an