ASHOK MENON, J.

1. The petitioner is before us seeking police protection from the alleged threat held out by the 5th respondent-Union and its members.

2. The petitioner is a firm engaged in the business of purchase and sale of mobile phones of high quality. Ext.P1 is the registration certificate of the firm and Exts.P2 to Ext.P4 are the tax invoices evidencing purchase of the phones in bulk from different companies. The phones are transported to the petitioner's godown. The firm also supplies mobile phones in different consignments addressed to the consumers at different places. Ext.P5 series are copies of such invoices. The mobile phones are loaded and unloaded by the petitioner firm as delicate sensitive equipments, to be handled with utmost care by experienced persons engaged by the petitioner. The consignments are to be unloaded and then despatched to different consumers in closed vehicles, which is done by the permanent staff of the petitioner firm. Dropping of parcel of mobile phones or handling negligently will cause huge loss to the firm. Hence, the petitioner cannot engage the general head-load workers for loading and unloading of mobile phones. The 5th respondent-