IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 5433 of 2008(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.SATHEESAN, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.VASUDEVAN, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.N.K.TRADING CO. K.P.11 837(A), KALLUVATHUKKAL P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH VETTIKAD RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, PARAVUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY LABOUR AND REHABILITATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.HARISH ABRAHAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.5433 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a business man, who is running a business of sale of ceramic tiles, sanitary wares etc at Kalluvathukkal, Kollam District. For the purpose of his business, he is engaging additional respondents 3 to 8 as permanent workmen to do loading and unloading work in the petitioner's premises. Since for doing loading and unloading work registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Head Load Workers Rules is necessary, the additional respondents 3 to 8 have filed Exts.P2 to P7 applications for registration under Rule 26A. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 1st respondent is not disposing of the same although the same were filed on 23.1.2008. 2. I have heard the learned Government pleader also. When applications under Rule 26A are filed, the 1st respondent has duty to consider the same and pass appropriate orders expeditiously. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition W.P.(c) No.5433/08 2 with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P2 to P7 applications as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after following the procedure prescribed under Rule 26A. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.5433/08 3