J U D G M E N T

The petitioner has approached this Court, being aggrieved by the fact that, despite having his own workers who have been granted registration in terms of the provisions contained in Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules , 1981, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules’), respondents 6 to 11, who are headload workers in the area, are claiming that they are entitled to be employed for loading and unloading work. It is further stated that, despite being petitioned, respondents 1 to 3 did not take effective steps to grant protection so as to enable the petitioner to carry on with his work without interference from respondents 6 to 11.

2. When this writ petition was admitted on 20.01.2025, by order dated 22.01.2025, this Court directed the third respondent to afford adequate police protection to the petitioner and its registered workers to carry out the work of loading and unloading at the establishment of the petitioner without any interference o