IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2008 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9766 of 2008(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BABY SAROJA, MANAGING PARTNER, P.J.R. GROUP OF COMPANIES, YAKKARA ROAD, PALAKKADU. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.KARNIS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND REHABILITATIONS, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, ERNAKULAM, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANADU. 3. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, PALAKKAD. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD. 5. A.M. UMMER, POOL LEADER, HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION, A.I.T.U.C. POOL NO.32, K.S.R.T.C. BUS STAND AREA, PALAKKAD. 6. M. ABBAS, PRESIDENT, HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION (CITU), POOL NO.32, K.S.R.T.C. BUS STAND AREA, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) No.9766 of 2008(K) ======================= Dated this the 25th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an employer who has encountered resistance from unions of headload workers in the matter of getting works in his establishment done. Petitioner obtained police protection from this Court twice. Later, a dispute was entertained by the 3rd respondent in respect of the issue which resulted in Ext.P6 order against the petitioner. Against Ext.P6 order, petitioner has filed Ext.P7 appeal before the 2nd respondent under Section 21(6) of the Kerala Headload Workers Act. Petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader. In the nature of the order I propose to pass, I do not find it necessary to issue notice to respondents 5 and 6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on W.P.(C) No.9766/2008/K -2- Ext.P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as respondents 5 and 6. It would be open to the petitioner to seek a stay of implementation of Ext.P6 before the 2nd respondent, in which case the 2nd respondent shall pass orders on such request of stay within one week from the date petitioner moves for stay. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp