IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17757 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. U.KANNAN, S/O. UNNI MOOTHAN, VADAKKUMTHARA P.O., NELLISSERY THODI, PALAKKAD. 2. S.GOPALAKRISHNAN, VADAKKUMTHARA P.O., NELLISSERY THODI, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, PALAKKAD LOCAL COMMITTEE, PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, PALAKKAD LOCAL COMMITTEE, PALAKKAD. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, S.C, K.H.L.W.W.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 17757 OF 2010 T ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd June, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners are headload workers having registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981. They have sought registration under the Kerala Headload Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983 as they have been working in the area allotted to Pool No: 9 of Palakkad Local Committee. Though it is submitted that the first respondent had constituted a sub committee as per Exts.P5 and P6 and that the sub committee had submitted a report on the issue, the first respondent has not passed any orders on the application submitted by the petitioners. Therefore, they seek orders of this Court directing the first respondent to grant the registration that has been sought for. 2. I have heard Mr. Koshy George who appears for the first respondent. According to Mr.Koshy George, the description of the first respondent in the writ petition is not correct and the Board has to be represented by its chairman. It is submitted by the counsel that the application submitted by the petitioners are under the WPC 17757/2010 2 active consideration of the first respondent and that orders would be passed thereon within a short period of time. 3. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the application submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the first respondent for compliance with the above direction. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 17757/2010 3