IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2010 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 1318 of 2008(F) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K.V.GOPINATHAN, SECRETARY, CITU II CD POOL, THRISSUR VEGETABLE THARAK, THRISSUR. 2. P.P.ABRAHAM, SECRETARY, INTUC II CD POOL, THRISSUR VEGETABLE THARAK, THRISSUR. 3. K.J.JIMMY, SECRETARY, BMS II CD POOL, THRISSUR VEGETABLE THARAK, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI. GEORGE THOMAS M. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE. 2. THE KERALA STATE HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THRISSUR LOCAL COMMITTEE, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3. THE KERALA STATE HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THRISSUR LOCAL COMMITTEE, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. 4. P.G.VINCENT, POONJAKKARAN HOUSE, RAMAVARMAPURAM P.O., THRISSUR. 5. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, THRISSUR. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SC, KHLWWB R4 BY ADV. P. RAMAKRISHNAN R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. N. SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 1318 of 2008(F) -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. E3-608/07 DATED 4.1.2008 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD (DUPLICATE) NO. 08/04/67/96 UNDER RULE 26A (3) TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED NIL PREFERRED BY CINTO JOSE, V.G. VARGHESE AND AJI FRANCIS BEFORE THE LABOUR OFFICER, THRISSUR. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) NO. 21984/07 DATED 25.7.2007 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 5.1.2008 PREFERRED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 7.1.2008. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E3/608/07 DATED 5.1.2008 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE APPEL ALONGWITH PETITION FOR STAY DATED 8.1.2008 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ==================== W.P.(C) No.1318 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 13th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The prayer in the writ petition is to quash Ext.P1 and P7 and also to direct the first respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P8 appeal within a time limit. 2. The appeal is filed by the petitioner before the Chief Executive Officer of the Kerala Head Load Workers Welfare Board. The same is filed against the order granting registration to 4th respondent. 3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and learned counsel for the 4th respondent. 4. The provision for filing the appeal is clause 6E of the Scheme whereby the proper authority to consider the appeal is District Committee. The petitioner has filed the appeal before the Chief Executive Officer of the Board. Therefore the Chief Executive officer will return the appeal to the petitioner if not already returned within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment for filing it before the appropriate authority. Appeal if filed before the appropriate W.P.(C) No.1318 OF 2008 2 authority will be disposed of expeditiously with notice to all the parties. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) mns