N. ANIL KUMAR, J.

1. Petitioners have filed the writ petition seeking the following reliefs:-

“(i) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ or order directing the 1st respondent to provide effective and meaningful protection to the petitioners so as to enable them to park their vehicles at the various existing auto-rickshaw stands and to carry out service free from the threat and violence by the members and sympathisers of the respondents 5 to 7.

(ii) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus to the third respondent Grama Panchayath to determine the location of parking places for auto-rickshaws and taxis in consultation/concurrence with the respondents 2 and 4 within a time frame to be fixed by this Honorable Court.”

2. The dispute relates to the location for parking place for auto taxis or motor cabs within the Panchayat area. The petitioners are owners and drivers of the new generation of vehicles known as Auto Taxis or Motor Cabs. Respondents 5 to 7 are Trade Unions of the auto-rickshaw drivers plying in and around Athani in Ernakulam District. The third respondent is yet to prescribe any auto-rickshaw stand within its territorial limits. There exists no presc