IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 17114 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ R.PRASANNAN, SECRETARY, VANIJYA VYAVASAYA MASDOOR SANGH, B.M.S.OFFICE, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. KERALA KERAKARSHAKA SAHAKARANA FEDERATION LIMITED NO.4370(KERAFED), ARISTO JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER (ENFORCEMENT), KOLLAM. ADDL.R4. AGRICULTURAL DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN IA NO.8759/09 DT 23/7/2009) ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON FOR R1 SRI.MOHAMMED SHIRAZ,SC,KERALA KERA KARS GOVT.PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 17114 OF 2009 (H) ===================== Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims that he is the Secretary of Vanijya Vyavasaya Masdoor Sangh, a Trade Union registered under the provisions of the Trade Unions Act. It is stated that in this writ petition, petitioner is championing the cause of the casual employees in the 1st respondent's establishment who were made permanent. 2. It is stated that despite the permanency conferred on them, they are being paid at the pre revised scale of pay and that they alone are given variable dearness allowance. It is stated that seeking to get the aforesaid alleged anomaly rectified, the petitioner has filed Ext.P6 before the additional 4th respondent and in this writ petition what is sought for is a direction to the additional 4th respondent to consider Ext.P6. Having regard to the nature of the averments in this writ petition, without expressing anything on the merits of the claim urged, I dispose of this writ petition directing the additional 4th respondent to consider Ext.P6, if the said representation has been WPC 17114/09 :2 : received and is pending. Orders shall be passed with notice to the petitioner and also the 1st respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp