IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2010 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7358 of 2010(T) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. CENTRAL STATE FARM EMPLOYEES UNION (INTUC), ARALAM FARM, ARALAM P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY K.ANANDAN. 2. O.V.JAMES, S/O.VARGHESE, FIELD MAN, ARALAM FARM, P.O.ARALAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.M.A.FIROZ MR.GEORGE MECHERIL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHEDULED CASTE/SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, SCHEDULED TRIBE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ADMINISTRATOR, ARALAM FARM, P.O.ARALAM FARM, KANNUR DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.SANTHOSHKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 7358 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is a Union of Employees of the Aralam Farm which has been taken over by the State of Kerala as per a tri-partite agreement among the Government of India, the State Farms Corporation of India and the Government of Kerala. The 2nd petitioner is one of the employees of the farm. Regarding their service conditions they have filed Exts.P3, P5 & P6 representations before the 1st respondent. They now seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, P5 & P6 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, P5 & P6 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of W.P.(C)No. 7358 of 2010 -2- three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. 3. While passing orders, the 1st respondent shall take into account Ext.P7 also. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/