IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2007 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 34794 of 2007(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- 1. K.S.ANIL KUMAR, S/O. SAGATHAN, KADAVATH HOUSE, KEDAMANGALAM, N.PARUR. 2. M.P.DAVIS, S/O. POULOSE, MOOLAN HOUSE, THEKKUMPURAM, CHENDAMANGALAM P.O., NEAR THANTHONIKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.KMV.PANDALAI SRI.R.KRISHNAKUMAR (CHERTHALA) SRI.R.AMRITHARAJ RESPONDENT: -------------------- ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, N.PARUR, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.34794 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of December, 2007 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioners are aggrieved by the order of the respondent rejecting the applications submitted by the petitioners for registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, in spite of Ext.P4 judgment of this Court, in which there was a specific direction that if the employer has no objection, there cannot be any impediment in registering the petitioners as per Rule 26A. The order passed by the respondent is Ext.P7. Against the same, each of the petitioners have filed separate appeals - Exts.P8 and P8 (a) before the District Labour Officer, Ernakulam, who is the appellate authority under Rule 26C of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. The petitioners now confine their prayer for a direction to the District Labour officer, Ernakulam the appellate authority to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P8 and P8(a) appeals expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government pleader also. In W.P.(C) NO.34794/2007 2 the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the District Labour Officer, Ernakulam, the appellate authority, under Rule 26C of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P8 and P8(a) appeals as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the District Labour officer, Ernakulam, for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(C) NO.34794/2007 3