IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2009 / 15TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 17425 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.V. RAJAN, S/O. VITHARI, AGED 42 YEARS, MAMBUZHAMOLATHU HOUSE, PUNARMUNDA KARA, PERINGALA.P.O, KUNNATHUNAD VILLAGE AND TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. MR. MANOJ.T.K, S/O. KUNJAPPAN, AGED 30 YEARS, THENUMKUZHIL HOUSE, PALLIMKAL, PINARMUNDA KARA, PERINGALA.P.O, KUNNATHUNAD VILLAGE AND TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.G.MANOJ SRI.C.T.SOMAN SRI.JAICE JACOB SRI.P.M.BENZIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION COMPLEX, KAKKANAD. 2. ALLIANCE HABITAT AND REAL ESTATE, AYSHA ROAD, VYTTILA, KOCHI - 682 019, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROJECT MANAGER BHAGYANATH. 3. SHAINU, SHILA FOUNDATION, MUTTATHUILAINE, TEMPLE ROAD, KADAVANTHRA. WP(C).No. 17425 of 2009 :: 2 :: 4. PRIYA AN SAMUEL, D/O. SAMUEL, THAMBURU VEEDU, PUTHANBAGATH, PEROORKADA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.17425 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners are local residents of Pallimukal Pinarmunda Kara in Kunnathunadu Village. Essentially, they are aggrieved by the fact that they are construction workers in the locality, who are not being engaged by respondents 2 to 4 with the construction activity undertaken by them. The petitioners had approached the District Labour Officer, who had apparently convened a conference. 2. It is open to the District Labour Officer to proceed with the same in accordance with law. I further make it clear that I have not considered the question of jurisdiction of the District Labour Officer in this matter, in W.P.(C).No.17425 of 2009 :: 2 :: circumstances where the petitioners have not based their right on any statute as such. Subject to the above, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge