IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 1ST AUGUST 2011 / 10TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20175 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. RADHAKRISHNAN S., TOKEN NO.627, EOT CRANE OPERATOR, AUTOKAST LTD., S.N.PURAM P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. SADANANDAN K.V., TOKEN NO.597, FURNACE MAN, WORKING DO. 3. VIJAYAKUMAR V., TOKEN NO.533, EOT CRANE OPERATOR, WORKING DO. 4. M.N.GANGHADHARAN NAIR, TOKEN NO.611, FURNACE MAN, WORKING DO. 5. SURESH MOHAN B., TOKEN NO.704, EOT CRANE OPERATOR, WORKING DO. 6. N.PURUSHAN, TOKEN NO.791, FETLER, WORKING DO. 7. P.RAJENDRAN PILLAI, TOKEN NO.606, GRINDER, WORKING DO. 8. K.E.JOHN, TOKEN NO.784, CORE MAKER, WORKING DO. 9. KRISHNAN P., TOKEN NO.557, POURER, WORKING DO. 10. SUKUMARAN N.C., TOKEN NO.790, CORE MAKER, WORKING DO. 11. N.SUDARSANAN, TOKEN NO.578, GRINDER, WORKING DO. 12. VINCENT FERNANDUS J., TOKEN NO.596, CORE MAKER, WORKING DO. ...2/- WP(C).No. 20175 of 2011(V) -2- 13. OUSEPH O., TOKEN NO.781, MOULDER, WORKING DO. 14. M.VASUDEVAN NAIR, TOKEN NO.795, FETLER, WORKING DO. 15. ABDUL AZEEZ A., TOKEN NO.773, FURNACE MAN, WORKING DO. BY ADV. SRI. K. PRAVEEN KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. AUTOKAST LTD., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, S.N.PURAM P.O., CHERTHALA-688582. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUTOKAST LTD., S.N.PURAM P.O., CHERTHALA-682582. 4. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA - 688 001. R1 & R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. S. ABDUL SALAM R2 & R3 BY ADV. SRI. B.S. KRISHNAN, SR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 20175 of 2011(V) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 12.10.10 SENT BY THE 3RD PETITIONER TO THE INFORMATION OFFICER, AUTOKAST LTD. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE PROMOTION POLICY DATED 24.3.1991. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE LIST OF PROMOTION. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 30.12.2009. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 21.10.2010. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 705/2011 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 2.4.2011. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONERS UNION DATED 2.7.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.20175 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who are employees of the second respondent company, have filed this writ petition mainly for an order directing the District Labour Officer, Alappuzha to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P8 representation dated 2.7.2011. In that representation, the office bearers of the trade union, of which the petitioners are members, have raised a dispute relating to the service conditions of the employees of the second respondent company, especially in the matter of promotion. It is stated that unless the dispute is resolved expeditiously, the petitioners will be put to serious prejudice. 2. Sri.K.Anand, learned standing counsel appearing for the second respondent, submitted on instructions that the District Labour Officer is considering Ext.P8, that he had heard the parties on 28.7.2011 and that at the request of the petitioners themselves the hearing has been adjourned to 17.8.2011 to afford the petitioners another opportunity to make their submissions. W.P(C).No.20175 of 2011 -:2:- In view of the fact that the District Labour Officer is already seized of the matter and has already heard the petitioners and the representatives of the management, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 4th respondent to finalise the conciliation proceedings initiated by him and take an appropriate decision in the matter expeditiously and in any event within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.20175 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 1st August, 2011