IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 2ND ASWINA 1931 WA.No. 1507 of 2006(A) ------------------------------------ AGAINST JUDGMENT IN OP NO.26839/2002 DATED 16.5.2006 APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION LTD. MILMA BHAVAN, PATTOM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.KRISHNAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV.SRI.K.ANAND RESPONDENS/RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LABOUR AND REHABILITATION (H) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, CHERTHALA LOCAL COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN. 4. CHERTHALA TALUK LOADING AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNION (CITU) CHERTHALA, CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACAUDU, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. 5. KERALA CONSTRUCTION LABOUR UNION(UTUC), KERALA CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACADU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. 6. ALEPPEY DISTRICT HEADLOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION(ITUC-A), CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACADU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. W.A.NO.1507 OF 2006 - 2 - 7. CHERTHALA LOADING AND UNLOADING CHUMATTUTHOZHILALI UNION(INTUC-I), CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY CONVENOR. 8. CHERTHALA TALUK HEADLOAD AND GENERAL MAZDOOR (BMS), CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACAUD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY CONVENOR. 9. ALAPPUZHA JILLA SOCIALIST MILMA WORKERS UNION, (INTUC), CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACAUD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY CONVENOR. 10. CHERTHALA TALUK LOADING AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNION, (AITUC) CATTLE FEED UNIT, PATTANACAUD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY CONVENOR. ADDL. 11. P.SASIRAJAN, S/O.PADMANABHAN, CHALAVAN NIKARTHU, PATTANAKAUD PO. 12. K.N.SUKUMARAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, KANDATHI PARAMBU, PATTANAKAUD PO. 13. V.V.NARAYANAN, S/O.VASAVAN, VELIYIL VEEDU, PATTANAKAUD PO. ADDL.RESPONDENTS 11 TO 13 ARE IMPLEADED SUBJECT TO ALL EXCEPTIOINS VIDE ORDER DATED 26.9.2006 IN IA 966 OF 2006. R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.KOSHY GEORGE ADV. SRI.R.SATHISH KUMAR, SC, KHLWWB FOR R3 R11 TO R13 BY ADV.SRI.S.MOHAMMED HANEEF THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & A.K. Basheer, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A. No.1507 of 2006 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT A.K.Basheer, J. After arguing the matter for quite some time, learned counsel for the appellant submits that this appeal is not being pressed at present since the appellant intends to approach the statutory authority concerned and work out a formula by which the number of workers required in the Company can be minimised in consultation with the unions of headload workers. 2. Permission is granted and the writ appeal is dismissed in the above terms. A period of three months time is given to the appellant to find out a solution. S.R.Bannurmath, Chief Justice A.K. Basheer, Judge vns