IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2010 / 1ST POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37146 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.RAGHAVAN, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.CHOIKUTTY, KAZHUGATHODAN HOUSE, P.O.KARUVANTHURUTHI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN SRI.S.K.SAJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE-673020. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, STANDARD TILE AND CLAY, FEROKE, KOZHIKODE-673631. BY G.P.SRI.BASANT BALAJI FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.37146 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 22nd December, 2010 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is with respect to the inaction on the part of the first respondent to conciliate on the dispute regarding the alleged illegal termination of his service despite the receipt of Ext.P1. According to the petitioner, he was an employee under the second respondent and his services were terminated in an arbitrary manner without following the procedures prescribed under law. It is in the said context that he has approached the first respondent through Ext.P1 requesting to conciliate on the said issue. Since Ext.P1 carrying such a request is made to the first respondent, the first respondent is bound to consider the same and conciliate on the said issue with a view to bring about a settlement. Therefore, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised in this writ petition, it is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider the question whether there exists a dispute for conciliation and thereupon to convene a conciliation conference subject to the said decision. In case of failure to bring about a settlement the first respondent has to submit a failure report in terms of the provisions under the Industrial Disputes Act. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // True copy // P.S. to Judge