JUDGMENT The petitioner is the proprietor of a concern known by the name Pulickampurath Traders, situated in Kannur District. The petitioner is engaged in hardware business. It is stated that the petitioner has six permanent workers for doing loading and unloading work at the establishment of the petitioner and all of them have been granted registration in terms of Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981 (in short ‘the Rules).

2. According to the petitioner, on 18.08.2025, certain workers claiming to owe allegiance to the 5^th respondent, had come to the establishment of the petitioner demanding that they should be engaged for loading and unloading work. It is stated that they threatened the petitioner and attempted to manhandle the permanent workers of the petitioner and also attempted to obstruct loading and unloading work at the establishment of the petitioner. The petitioner thereupon submitted Ext.P9 before respondents 1 to 4 seeking protection to carry on loading and unloading work using permanent workers having registration under Rule 26A of the Rules. However, no action was taken on the basis of Ext.P9 prompting the petitioner to approach this Court by filing th