IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1930 OP.No. 10640 of 1999(N) PETITIONER(S): KERALA STATE SECURITY STAFF ASSOCIATION, TECHNOPARK UNIT, REG. NO. 0110/97, REP. BY UNIT SECRETARY G. SASIDHARAN, NALIAVEEDU, ATTINKUZHI, KAZHAKOTTAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ELECTRONIC TECHNOPARK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TECHNOPARK CENTRE, KARIAVATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. 3. STATE ADVISORY CONTRACT LABOUR BOARD, KERALA STATE, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PUTHENCHANTHAI, TRIVANDRUM. 4. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, VANCHIYOOR, TRIVANDRUM. 5. SECRETARY, EFFICIENT SECURITY SERVICE SOCIETY, REG. NO. 346/96, POUDIKONAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 6. M/S. EX-SERVICEME INDUSTRIAL GUARDS (P) LTD., REP. BY ITS SUPERVISOR, C/O. TECHNOPARK, KERALA, KARIAVATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. 7. M/S. GROUP 4 SECURITIES INDIA LTD, REP. BY ITS SUPERVISOR, C/O. TECHNOPARK, KERALA, KARIAVATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. ADDL. R6 AND R7 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT. 22-1-2001 IN C.M.P. 55919/2000. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.R. SABU. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN (SR.) FOR R2 SRI.V.SANTHARAM SRI.K.G.MOHANDAS PAI SRI.SATISH MURTI SMT.UMA MURTI SRI.E.K.MADHAVAN FOR R2 SRI.P.V.LOHITHAKSHAN FOR R2 SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON FOR R2 SRI.P.A.AHAMED, SC, TECHNOPARK FOR R2 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/11/2008, THE COURT, ON THE SAME DAY, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O.P. No. 10640 of 1999 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 5th November, 2008. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed by a union of employees engaged as contract labour by the 2nd respondent, on the basis of the decision of the Supreme Court in Air India Statutory Corporation and others v. United Labour Union and others, AIR 1997 SC 645 seeking regularisation in service and other reliefs. However, admittedly, the Supreme Court had over-ruled that decision in the decision of Steel Authority of India Ltd. v. National Union Water Front Workers & others, 2001-II LLJ 1087. In accordance with the decision in Steel Authority of India's case, the petitioner has raised an industrial dispute, which has been referred for adjudication to the Labour Court, Kollam and is pending. In the above circumstances, I am not inclined to entertain this original petition on merits since the petitioner has to raise all their contentions in the industrial dispute pending before the Labour Court. Therefore, without prejudice to the contentions of the parties in the industrial dispute or in any other proceedings in respect of the issue involved, this original petition is closed. S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/