JUDGMENT :

N. NAGARESH, J.

1. The petitioner is a Company having its registered office in Rajasthan. The grievance of the petitioner is that the persons under the 4th respondent are obstructing the attempt of the petitioner to unload their Transformers using mechanical tools.

2. The petitioner states that the Company is the awardee of a tender invited by the INKEL Ltd., Government of Kerala. They are constructing the Cochin Cancer Research Centre, Ernakulam, which is a flagship project of the petitioner.

3. The petitioner has purchased Distribution Transformer Copper wound 11 KV-Dry Type Indoor Case Resin-2000 KVA from Intrans Elector Components Private Limited as per Ext.P2 invoice. When the petitioner attempted to unload the said Transformer using crane, the 4th respondent and persons under him obstructed the petitioner demanding Nokku kooli, alleges the petitioner.

4. Though the petitioner approached the 1st respondent seeking protection from the illegal obstruction by the 4th respondent and persons under him, protection is not given. Unless this Court direct the 1st respondent to provide adequate protection to the petitioner and his workers for unloading the Transformers and other i