IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 37993 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.K.CHEMICALS, EDAYAR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA, BINANIPURAM P.O., REP.BY ITS PARTNER O.M.ABDUL KHADER, OOLIKARA HOUSE, EDATHALA NORTH, ALUVA. ADDITIONAL PETITIONERS: 2. ALBY PAULOSE, S/O.PAULOSE, 41 YEARS, KOOTTALA, KOONAMMAVU, KADUMGALLORE. 3. PLATO JOSEPH, S/O.JOSEPH, 801, THETTAYIL VEEDU, 12, KADUNGALLOOR. (ADDITIONAL PETITIOENRS 2 AND 3 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.604/08 DTD.16.1.2008.) BY ADV. SRI.K.A.HASSAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, PARAVOOR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. BY G.P. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.37993 of 2007 ================== Dated this the 16th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners claim that additional petitioners 2 and 3 have filed Exts.P5 and P6 applications under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules for registration as headload workers under the 1st petitioner. The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that the same are not being considered by the 1st respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. I find that Exts.P5 and P6 applications were filed on 26.11.2007. In the above circumstance, the 1st respondent has a statutory duty to consider and dispose of the same. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P5 and P6 in accordance with the procedure prescribed under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. However, I make it clear that I have not considered the eligibility of petitioners 2 and 3 for such registration, on merits and it is for the respondents to consider the same in accordance with law. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2