IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11765 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. MADHYA VIDESHA MADHYA VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI FEDERATION, INTUC OFFICE, SANTHI NAGAR JUNCTION, PRESS ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SHRI C.K.RAJAN. 2. R. SASIKUMAR, ABKARI WORKER ON DAILY WAGE, POREIGN LIQUOR SHOP NO.131, PERUMBAVOOR. 3. R. GIRISH, ABKARI WORKER ON DAILY WAGE, FOREIGN LIQUOR SHOP NO.170, OLAVAKKOD, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.DEEPU THANKAN SMT.O.H.NAZEEBA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (EXPENDITURE),GOVT.OF KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. KERALA STATE BEVERAGES (M & M) CORPORATION LTD., SASTHAMANGALAM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY SR. MILLU DANDAPANI - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.11765 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT The 1 st petitioner is a Union of employees and petitioners 2 and 3 are the employees of the 4 th respondent Corporation. They contend that hither to over time wages was payable only to a section of the employees which has now been extended to other employees represented by the 1 st petitioner. However, that could be implemented only with sanction from the Government. The petitioners and the 4 th respondent submit that the Government has been addressed for such sanction. The grievance of the petitioners is that respondents 1 and 2 has not taken any steps to consider the request of the Corporation in this regard. Therefore, the petitioners seek a direction to the Government to consider the question of granting sanction for the decision of the 4 th respondent expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to consider the W.P.(c)No.11765/08 2 question of sanction of the decision of the 4 th respondent as evidenced by Exts.P1 and P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.11765/08 3