IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 16TH BHADRA 1929 OP.No. 1700 of 2003(B) ---------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. THE TITANIUM COMPLEX EMPLOYEES CONGRESS (INTUC) REG.NO.92/82, KMML, CHAVARA, REPRESENTED BY S. KISHORE KUMAR, GENERAL SECRETARY. 2. TITANIUM COMPLEX EMPLOYEES UNION (UTUC) B, REG.NO.227/84, KMML CHAVARA, REPRESENTED BY DARIOUS D'CRUZ M, GENERAL SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE KERALA MINERALS AND METALS LIMITED, POST BAG NO.4, CHAVARA, KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.P.V.LOHITHAKSHAN GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.B.PRADEEP. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J. -------------------------------------------------- O.P. No. 1700 of 2003-B -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2007. J U D G M E N T H.L.Dattu, C.J. Sri. P.Ramakrishnan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave of the court, to withdraw the original petition with liberty to question the award that may be passed in the dispute raised by the other union of the respondent company. (2). The request of the learned counsel appears to be reasonable and he is permitted to withdraw the original petition without prejudice to the respondent company. Therefore, the original petition is disposed of as withdrawn. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to question the correctness or otherwise of the award that may be passed/that is passed before appropriate forum. (3). In view of the order passed in the original petition, all pending interim applications are closed. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.T.SANKARAN) JUDGE MS