IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2008 / 4TH BHADRA 1930 W.P(C).No. 25707 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. ANOOP K.A., AGED 29 YEARS,S/O.ABDUL REHMAN, PROPRIETOR,M/S. KUNNATHUNADU AGENCIES, V.P.VII/8J & 8K, P.P. ROAD, VENGOLA P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK. 2. ANEESH K.A., AGED 26 YEARS, S/O. ABDUL REHMAN, KOOLIYADAN HOUSE, ALLAPARA P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK. 3. JISSAR M.M., AGED 20 YEARS, S/O. MOHAMMED, MANGALIPPARA HOUSE, VALAYANCHIRANGRA, PERUMBAVOOR,KUNNATHUNAD TALUK. 4. RATHEESH KUMAR, AGED 25 YEARS, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN, NEDUVANTHANATHU HOUSE, N.MAZHUVANNOOR P.O., VALAMBOOR, PERUMBAVOOR, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK. 5. VIPIN K.V., AGED 21 YEARS, S/O.VIJAYAN, KALLARKUDY HOUSE, KOOVAPPADY P.O, KOODALAPPADU, PERUMBAVOOR, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.SREESAKUMAR SRI.ABHILASH BHASKAR SRI.BINU JOHN SRI.C.M.AMEER ALI W.P(C).No. 25707/2008 RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, P.P. ROAD,PERUMBAVOOR. 2. KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, LOCAL COMMITTEE, PERUMBAVOOR. 3. HEADLOAD & GENERAL WORKERS UNION(I.N.T.U.C), REGISTRATION NO.07-22/1991 VENGOLA, PERUMBAVOOR. 4. HEADLOAD & GENERAL WORKERS UNION (C.I.T.U), REGISTRATION NO.388/1974, VENGOLA, PERUMBAVOOR. BY SRI. I.V. PRAMOD,GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.25707 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 26th day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is an employer who intends to engage petitioners' 2 to 5 as head load workers in his establishment. Since for engaging head load workers in his establishment, the head load workers have to get registration under Rule 26A of the Head Load Workers Rules, the petitioners 2 to 5 submitted Ext.P4 series of applications before the 1st respondent. The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that although Ext.P4 series applications were submitted on 16.6.2008, the 1st respondent has not taken any action on the same till date. The petitioners therefore seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 series applications for registration expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. When applications under Rule 26A of the Head Load Workers Rules are submitted, the 1st respondent has a duty dispose of the same expeditiously complying with the procedure under Rule 26A. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and W.P(C)No.25707 of 2008 - 2 - pass orders on Ext.P4 series applications submitted by petitioners 2 to 5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after complying with the procedure prescribed in Rule 26A of the Kerala Head Load Workers Rules. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs