IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY MONDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2011 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 26574 of 2004(L) ---------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. A.A. ABDUL RASHEED, S/O. ABDUL RAHIMAN H.NO. 12/1329, PANAYAPALLY, COCHIN 2. K.V. RAPHAEL, S/O. K.B. VARGHESE KOLLANASSERY HOUSE, ERAVELI, COCHIN 3. K.J. BERNAD, S/O. JOSEPH, KURISINGAL HOUSE, NAZARATH, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN. 4. T.N. SURENRAN, S/O. NARAYANAN. T.K., ALLATHARA HOUSE, AROOR SOUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK. 5. T.N. VIJAYAN, S/O. NARAYANAN, ALLATHARA HOUSE, AROOR SOUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK. 6. A.A JOY, S/O. A.P. ANTONY, ATHIPOZHI HOUSE, SAUDI, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN - 7 7. P.M. JOSEPH, S/O. P.S. MANUVEL, PADIPURAKKAL HOUSE, PALLURUTHY P.O., KONAM WEST, KOCHI-6 8. M. SUBRAHMANYAN, S/O. MINNAN, H.NO. 4/935, NORTH CHERTHALAI, COCHIN-2 9. M.A. JOSEPH (ANTONY), S/O. ANTONY. M.S., MANAYATH HOUSE, MULAVUKAD VILLAGE, PANAMBUKAD, VALLARPADAM. 10. K.J. ANTONY, S/O. K.C. JOSEPH, KURISHINGAL HOUSE, CHELLANAM, COCHIN - 8 11. C.B. JOSSEY, S/O. BARIT, CHAKIYANU HOUSE, PUTHUVYPU, COCHIN. 12. P.G. ANSEL, (EASHY), S/O. GEORGE, PANANGICHERRY HOUSE, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, NAZARATH, COCHIN - 2 13. K.B. JOSEPH, S/O. BASTIN. K.B., KURISHUPARAMBU HOUSE, HOLLY CROSS NAGAR, NAZARATH, COCHIN - 2 14. V.G. ALOSYOUS, S/O. GABRIEL, VALEYAVEETTIL HOUSE, H.NO. 15/1498, NAZARATH, COCHIN-2 dlk WP(C).No. 26574 of 2004(L) -2- 15. P.K.SAMEENDRAN, S/O. KUMARAN, PUDU VEETTIL HOUSE, PANAMBUKAD, VALLARPADAM 16. SABU.K.WILLIAM, S/O. K.G. WILLIAM, KANAKKANCHERY HOUSE, PUTHUVYPPU VILLAGE, KOCHI TALUK. 17. K.A PAUL, S/O. AUSO, KAPINEEPARAMBU, PANAMBUKAU, VALLARPADAM 18. C.D. AMBROSE, S/O. DEVASSY, CHALAVEETTIL HOUSE,EDAVANAKKAD ` VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 19. K.X. GEORGE, S/O. XAVIER, KUNNAPPILLY HOUSE, PUTHUVYPPU VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 20. K.J. AMBROSE, S/O. K.A. JOSEPH, KALARIKKAL HOUSE, EAVANAKKAD VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 21. K.X. JOSEPH, S/O. XAVIER, KADUKARAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUMBALANGHI VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 22. V.A. ANTONY, S/O. AUGUSTINE, VAYAPPADATH HOUSE, KALLANCHERRY, KUMBALANGHI VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 23. P.K. MOHANAN, S/O. KUMARAN, POLLAYET HOUSE, KANNAMALI, KUMBALANGHI VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 24. C.K. SHAJAHAN, S/O. KARUNAKARAN, CHERUVEETUPARAMBIL HOUSE, ELAMKUNNAPPUZHA VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 25. M.P. SHASHANGAN, S/O. PADMANABHAN, MATHOTTAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUMBALANGHI VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 26. A.R. BINURAJ, S/O. C.S. RAGHAVAN, AACHANPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUMBALANGHI VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 27. C.K. PURUSHOTHAMAN, S/O. KIUMARAN. C.G., CHOLATHARA HOUSE, CHANDIROOR, CHERTHALA TALUK. 28. P.V. THOMAS, S/O. VARGHESE, PEEDIKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NAZARETH, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 29. T.H. ANUS, S/O. HAMZA, CC 20/1759-B, PATAIATHPARAMBIL, PALLURUTHY, KONAM EAST, PALLURUTHY VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 30. K.C. KUNJAPPAN, S/O. K.R. CLEATUS, KURISINKAL HOUSE, MINI COLONY, SANJOHN PATTAM, FORT COCHIN VILLGE, COCHIN TALUK. 31. C.J. JOSSY, (C.J. ANTONY), S/O. JOSEPH, CC 1/622, CHAKKALA HOUSE, KOTTAVALAP, COCHIN - 1 dlk WP(C).No. 26574 of 2004(L) -3- 32. P.B. BAISIL, S/O. BENCHAMIN, 11/961, PADIJAR VEETIL, NAZARETH, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 33. K.B. CHANDRAN, S/O. BHASKARAN, KOLOTHUMPADICKAL, PONNURUNNI, CONVENT ROAD, VYTTILA, COCHIN - 19 34. P.N. JAYAPRAKASH, S/O. P.K. NARAYAN, LAKSHMINARAYAN VILAS, S. THAMARAPARAMBU, COCHIN - 1 35. K.F. WILLIAM, S/O. FRANCIS, KANIYATH HOUSE, VELI NORTH, COCHIN-1 36. P.A. ROBERT, S/O. ANTONY, PUTHENPADATH HOUSE, ST. JOHN PATTOM, FORT COCHIN, COCHIN-1 37. K.K. FRANCIS, S/O. KOCHAKKA, KOCHERY HOUSE, MOOLAMKUZHI, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN - 2 38. A.D. PRAKASAN, S/O. A.S. DAMODARAN, VELI, FORT COCHIN, COCHIN-1 39. ROOKSON.V(ROCKEY), S/O. VARGHESE. KURISINGAL HOUSE, BEACH ROAD,COCHIN-1 40. M.S. VIJAYAN, S/O. SHANKU.A.CHURUTTY, MULIATH HOUSE, CHANDIROOR P.O., AROOR VILLAGE. 41. DEVASSY ANTONY, S/O. DEVASSY, ATHIKARIVALAPPIL,KALAMUKKU,PUTHUVYPPU, COCHIN TALUK. 42. P.V. CLEETUS, S/O. P.S. VINCENT, PANDIYALAKKAL HOUSE, H.NO. 15/2285-A, MUNDAMVELI P.O., COCHIN - 682 507 43. K.K. SUKUMARAN, S/O. KANDAN, KOTTUNGAL HOUSE,CHANDIROOR P.O. 44. A.M. IGNATIOUS, S/O. MATHEW, ARUKKAL HOUSE, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. 45. M. VIJAYAN, S/O. G. MINNAN, TODIPARAMBIL HOUSE, H.NO. 4-A/1145, THODIPARAMBU, COCHIN-2 46. B. IBRAHIM, S/O. HAVA, HOUSE NO. 4/1584, CHELLAKADAVU, COCHIN-2 47. M.L. ANTONY, S/O. ISAAC, MALIAKKAL HOUSE, CC-XI/1226-A, ODATHA, FORT COCHIN, COCHIN-1 48. K.B. VARGHESE, S/O. BASTIAN, KUTTAPPASSERY HOUSE, H.NO. 16/644, MUNDAMVELI, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE, COCHIN TALUK. dlk WP(C).No. 26574 of 2004(L) -4- 49. THOMAS DEVESSY, S/O. P.T. DEVASSY, KURISINGAL HOUSE, MUNDAMVELI P.O. 50. P.S. HABEEB, KOPPANDIL HOUSE, PANANGAD P.O., COCHIN. 51. P.R. FRNKLIN, S/O. RAPHAEL, POLLAYIL HOUSE, COCHIN-1 52. FRANCIS REMEDY, S/O. ANTONY REMELLO, PALAMPALLI PARAMBIL, NAZARETH, COCHIN-1 53. C.M. JALEEL, S/O. MAMU, C.P. THODE, COCHIN-1 54. O.J. ANDREW, S/O. JOHN, ODATHINGAL HOUE, BEACH ROAD,COCHIN-2 BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: ------------ 1. THE COCHIN PORT TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-9. 2. THE SECRETARY, COCHIN PORT TRUST, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-9. 3. THE TRAFFIC MANAGER, COCHIN PORT TRUST WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-9. ADV. SRI.A.M.SHAFFIQUE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO 3 SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R1 TO 3 SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR FOR R1 TO 3 SMT.PRIYA MAHESH FOR R1 TO 3 SMT.PRIYA MANJOORAN FOR R1 TO 3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: dlk WP(C).No. 26574 of 2004(L) APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS : EXT. P1 : COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT DATED 06.06.1994 ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE PETITIONERS AND THE DOCK LABOUR BOARD. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS TO THE 1ST PETITIONER DATED 26.04.1994. EXT. P3 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. NO. 14079 OF 1997 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DATED 22.08.1998. EXT. P4 : COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 10.08.2000 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS. EXT. P5 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. NO. 29492 OF 2000 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DATED 19.10.2000 EXT. P6 : COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. PR.12016/18/200/PEI DATED 25.02.2002. EXT. P7 : COPY OF THE LIST OF CANDIDATES APPOINTED BY THE RESPONDENTS UNDER COMPASSIONATE SCHEME. EXT. P8 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE RESPODENTS DATED 26.11.2003. EXT. P9 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.C. NO. 39675 OF 2003 DATED 16.12.2003 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT. P10: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23.03.2004 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE dlk B.P. RAY, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.26574 of 2004 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of October, 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Petitioners were the workers of the Cochin Dock Labour Board. As per Ext.P1 memorandum of Settlement, the Cochin Dock Labour Board was merged with Cochin Port Trust. Under Clause 2 of Ext.P1 Memorandum of Settlement, the petitioner is entitled to get appointment in preference to other. There is no dispute that the Cochin Port Trust has undertaken to give preference to the petitioners whenever a recruitment is made. The learned counsel for the respondent, Cochin Port Trust submits that at present there is no recruitment. Whenever there will be recruitment, they will consider the petitioners' case on priority basis. In that view of the statement, nothing remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. sd/- B.P. RAY, JUDGE. rv O.P. No. -:2:- B.P. RAY, J. ----------------------------------------------------------- O.P.No. 13887 of 2002 O.P. No. -:3:- ------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of September, 2011. JUDGMENT