IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2010 / 25TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1453 of 2010(F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. PAPPACHAN. S., VARAMBIL VEEDU, MUKKOLAKKAL, KULATHOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. BABU. K., KOCHU VEEDU, ATTINKUZHI, KAZHAKOOTTAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SANTHOSH KUMAR.T., PUTHUVAL PUTHENVEEDU, KALLINGAL, THRUPPADAPURAM, KULATHOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. OMANAKUTTAN.S. VARAMBIL VEEDU, MUKKALAKKAL, KULATHOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. ABILASH. M., CHEMBUPARAMBIL VEEDU, KALLINGAL, KULATHOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. PRAMOD.S.P., CHEMBITAMKUZHY VEEDU, THRUPPADAPURAM, KULATHOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.V.G.ARUN, MR.T.R.HARIKUMAR. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICE, KAZHAKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. OSIANUS CONSTRUCTIONS, KALLINGAL THRUPPADAPURAM, KULATHOOR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER. R1 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.1453 of 2010 - F ---------------------------------------- Dated 15th January, 2010 Judgment The petitioners are headload workers engaged by the second respondent which is carrying out civil works in Techno Park, Thiruvananthapuram. It is stated that the locality where the petitioners are presently engaged is an area covered by the Kerala Headloard Workers Welfare Scheme, 1981. The grievance voiced by the petitioners is that though they have filed Exts.P1 to P6 applications under rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981 before the first respondent seeking registration as headload workers, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction to the first respondent to consider Exts.P1 to P6 applications and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.K.C.SanthoshKumar, the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that Exts.P1 to P6 applications have been received from the petitioners and that first respondent will consider the same and pass orders W.P.(C) No. 1453/2010 2 thereon in accordance with law at the earliest. Sri.Koshy George, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board submitted that the Board ought to have been made a party in the writ petition and that even in a scheme covered area, applications can be entertained and registration granted if the applicants are entitled to such registration. He also submitted that before orders are passed on Exts.P1 to P6 applications, the first respondent should issue notice to the Local Committee of the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board and ascertain their views also. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to pass orders on Exts.P1 to P6 applications after notice to the Local Committee of the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board and also to the employer of the petitioners, expeditiously and in any event within three months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before the first respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa