IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 24TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3941 of 2009(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KERALA TODDY & ABKARI WORKERS CONGRESS, REGISTER NO.448/83,REP; BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, V.S.AJITH KUMAR, D.C.C.OFFICE, KOLLAM. 2. KUREEPUZHA VIJAYAN, AGED 51 YRS, S/O.KUMARAN, KOLLAM UNIT SECRETARY TO KERALA TODDY AND ABKARI WORKERS CONGRESS, D.C.C.OFFICE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.SIVARAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, CONSUMER FED (KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE CONSUMER'S EDUCATION LTD, GANDHI NAGAR, ERNAKULAM,KOCHI-682020. BY S.C. SHRI M. SASINDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 3941 of 2009-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of February, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners are unions representing employees of the Consumer Fed, the respondent herein. The Consumer Federation, along with Kerala Beverages Corporation is entrusted with the running of FL1 shops allotted to them. The complaint raised in the writ petition is that in spite of Ext.P3 order passed by the Government revising the salary to the employees of Beverages corporation, as far as the employees of the Consumer Fed are concerned, the said benefit is not being extended. It is contended that the abkari workers of the Consumer Fed are also in the same footing with the abkari workers of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation. The petitioners are relying upon Exts.P1 and P3 in support of the said contention. 2. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the respondent also. 3. It is pointed out that after considering Ext.P3, by proceedings dated 16.10.2007 the respondent has revised the pay scales of various employees including that of abkari workers. It is further pointed out that if the petitioners have got any further grievance, they will have to approach the Government or other statutory forum to redress the grievance. Wpc 3941/2009 2 In that view of the matter, it is up to the petitioners to take up their grievance before the Government or any other forum under the Kerala Co- operative Societies Act. Leaving open the remedy of the petitioners, this writ petition is closed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/