IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.V.K.BALI & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2006 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 O.P.No.12118 of 2003(P) ------------------------------- PETITIONER:- ------------ 1. N.S.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, SHANTI LAVANAM, PETTY CHERUKUNNAM, KAROOR DEVASWOM, ASAMANNOOR PANCHAYATH. 2. V.K.SOMAN, KAZHAKAM LAVANAM, MATHIRAPALLY DEVASWOM, KOTHAMANGALAM. 3. M.V.VISWANATHAN, SAMBHANDHI LAVANAM, MAJOR PERUVARAM DEVASWOM, NORTH PARUR. 4. P.R.SURESH, U.D.CLERK, OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF DEVASWOM, NORTH PARUR GROUP. 5. R.NARAYANAN NAIR, STRONG ROOM GUARD PERUVARAM DEVASWOM, NORTH PARUR. 6. G.BAIJU, AREEPURATHU VEEDU, KATTANAM P.O. MAVELIKKARA. 7. K.UNNIKRISHNAN, KOUSTHUBHOM, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O. KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS:- ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HAVING THE JURISDICTION OF DEVASWOM. 2. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. O.P.No.12118 of 2003-P - 2 - 4. THE GENERAL SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, EMPLOYEES CONFIDERATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.R.SABU. R2 & R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER (SR.) R4 BY ADV.SRI.G.SUDHEER. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR FINAL HEARING ON 04/12/2006, ALONG WITH W.P.(C).NO.20801 OF 2006-B, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- V.K.Bali,C.J. & S.Siri Jagan,J. ------------------------------------- O.P.No.12118 of 2003-P & W.P.(C).No.20801 of 2006-B ------------------------------------- Dated, this the 4th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT V.K.Bali,C.J. (Oral) After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw these matters with liberty to raise industrial dispute with regard to questions involved in the matter. With leave and liberty as asked for, these petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. C.M.P.No.20818 of 2003 in O.P.No.12118 of 2003 does not survive. V.K.Bali Chief Justice S.Siri Jagan Judge vku/-