Public Protests Cannot Hold Rule Of Law For Ransom And Negate Statutory Mandate: Kerala HC
While allowing a writ petition filed seeking police protection for the functioning of an M-Sand Manufacturing unit, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court stated that however justified an instance of protest is, it cannot hold the rule of law for ransom and negate the statutory mandate. Yet if faced difficulties in commencing operation, as several local residents started protests against its operation, constraining the proponents of the unit to approach the High Court seeking adequate police protection. Manufacturing and industrial units rushing to High Court seeking police protection to secure their units from public protests is a recurring phenomenon in Kerala. The Court noticed that statutory authorities abdicating their statutory functions succumbing to public protests was a common theme running through numerous writ petitions.
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