IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 3RD ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28309 of 2007(T) ------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. H.JAYANANTHAN, CHENKODIKADU PULAVANPUTHEN VEEDU, ATTIPRA, KULATHOOR P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 2. V.L.VINUKUMAR, CHENKODIKADU PULAVANPUTHEN VEEDU, ATTIPRA, KULATHOOR P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 3. T.SURESH BABU, SAVITHRI BHAVAN, ATTIPRA, KULATHOOR P.O. TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.V.GOPIKRISHNA. RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST. LABOUR OFFICER, II CIRCLE, KAZHAKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P (C).NO. 28309 OF 2007 - T ------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are headload workers who have applied for registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981 in respect of the area from Trippadapuram to Kavookkonam and from Kallingal to Kallur Palam. Their applications for registration were rejected by the Assistant Labour Officer. Against the same, they filed Exts.P4 to P6 appeals before the District Labour Officer. The petitioners seek a direction to the second respondent to consider Exts.P4 to P6 appeals and pass appropriate orders thereon, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P4 to P6 WP(C) NO. 28309 of 2007 :-2-: appeals in accordance with law, if the appeals have been filed and are pending, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as others who would be affected by such decision. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, Judge Mbs/ WP(C) NO. 28309 of 2007 :-3-: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ J U D G M E N T DATED: 07-09-2007 WP(C) NO. 28309 of 2007 :-4-: