CPI(M) MLA Kadakampally Surendran raised the more than 130-day long Vizhinjam protest issue in the assembly and said that the agitation was turning into an embarrassment for the state.
Led by Latin Catholic Archdiocese, protesters say the project will adversely affect the livelihood of the fishermen, coastal ecosystem and the ecology of the Western Ghats due to the mining of granite stones.
The Court issued the order on two petitions moved by Adani Ports and by its contracting partner Howe Engineering Projects, seeking police protection in light of the ongoing protests by fisherfolk.