J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is a partnership firm stated to be engaged, inter alia, in the business of carrying and forwarding, providing private warehouse facilities to Indian and Multinational companies, and other connected activities. The petitioner is before this court, stating that a warehouse situated within the limits of Okkal Grama Panchayat was taken on lease by the petitioner and that loading and unloading activities at that place are being carried out by headload workers permanently employed by the petitioner and holding valid registration under Rule 26 A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981 . It is the case of the petitioner that, illegally and without any valid reason, the respondents 3 and 4 created obstructions to the loading and unloading work of the petitioner, stating that they represent the Healdload Workers of the pool in that area and further stating that they are entitled to the work of loadi