IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 272 of 2011(H) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. A.ABOOBACKER, S/O.ABDUL RAHMAN, CHANDANAKURISSI, NOORANI POST, PALAKKAD. 2. ABDUL NAZAR, S/O.KUNHATH, 34/504, ARUMEELES, PANATH, THIRUNELLY, PALAKKAD. 3. SADIK, S/O.P.V.ABOOBACKER, CHANDANAKURISSI, NOORANI POST, PALAKKAD. 4. IQBAL, S/O.AYYAMUTI, 20/388A, PUDUPALLY STREET, AL AMEEN NAGAR, NOORANI, PALAKKAD. 5. ABDUL LATHEEF, S/O.ALIYAR.S, 19/506, CHADANKURISSI, NOORANI POST, PALAKKAD. 6. SHAJAHAN.A, S/O.A.ABOOBACKER, CHANDANAKURISSI, NOORANI POST, PALAKKAD. 7. A.AFSAL, S/O.ABDUL NAZAR, 34/504, ERUMEDE, PANANTHARA, PALAYAM, TIRUNELVELI POST, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, III CIRCLE, BEHIND CIVIL STATION COMPLEX, PALAKKAD-678 001. 2 WP(C).No. 272 of 2011(H) 2. M/S.K.M.TRADE LINKS, C & F AGENTS, C/O.MARICO LTD., V/555A, PANNIVELIL WARE HOUSE, PARA ROAD, KANJIKKODE, PALAKKAD-678 623. BY ADV.BASANTH BALAJI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ami/ P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 272 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners claim to be employees of the second respondent engaged for doing the loading and unloading work in the second respondent's establishment. It is stated that the petitioners have filed the originals of Exts.P1 to P7 applications before the first respondent seeking registration as headload workers under rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981. In this writ petition the petitioners seek a direction to the first respondent to pass orders on the said applications within the shortest possible time. 2. Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, contemplates an enquiry before the headload workers are granted registration. Though Exts.P1 to P7 applications are dated 3.12.2010, the endorsements therein would reveal that the applications were received by the first respondent only on 22.12.2010. It cannot therefore be said that there has been undue delay on the part of the first respondent in disposing of the said applications. However as persons claiming to be employees of the WPC No.272/2011 2 second respondent have sought registration as headload workers of the second respondent under rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981, I am of the opinion that the first respondent should consider Exts.P1 to P7 applications expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exts.P1 to P7 applications and take an appropriate decision thereon after following the procedure prescribed in rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.272/2011 3 WPC No.272/2011 4