IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27385 of 2010(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- LAL NARAYANAN, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, RESIDING AT AREEKKATHAZHAYIL HOUSE, VETTIKUZHI KAVALA, KATTAPPANA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, DISTRICT COMMITTEE, IDUKKI, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN/ DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, RIVER VIEW ROAD, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT – 685 584. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, SUB-COMMITTEE, KATTAPPANA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT – 685 508. 3. THE LABOUR OFFICER, NEDUMKANDAM, OFFICE OF THE LABOUR OFFICER, NEDUMKANDAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT – 685 508. 4. P.S.SUNIL, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.SUKUMARAN, PADANNAMAKKAL HOUSE, MARYKULAM, AYYAPPANCOIL P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN – 685 608. R1 BY SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SC, KHLWWB, R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.27385 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a registered headload worker under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978 for short 'the Act' only. He is working as headload worker in Kattappana Grama Panchayat area. There are two pools of headload workers viz., Pool Nos.1 and 2 in the said area. The petitioner is the leader of Pool No.1. There is a dispute in between the two pools. To redress the grievance relating the said dispute, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 representation before the first respondent. The learned counsel appearing for the first respondent submitted that the said dispute is one falling under Section 2(h) of the Act and therefore, for the purpose of settling the said dispute, the petitioner has to approach the third respondent under Section 21 of the Act. In the said circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the third respondent with appropriate petition raising the dispute. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would approach the third respondent within a period of two weeks from the receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case the petitioner files such a petition before the third respondent, the third respondent shall initiate conciliation proceedings in W.P.(C) NO.27385/2010 2 accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three weeks from its receipt with notice to all concerned. This Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc //true copy// P.A. to Judge. W.P.(C) NO.27385/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010