IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD AUGUST 2007 / 1ST BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 25653 of 2007(D) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- V.VASAVAN, S/O VELU, ANJU BHAVAN, KUDAVECHOOR P.O., VAIKOM, DIST. KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.REGHU KOTTAPPURAM RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE CHIEF WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. M.S.SAJEEV, LICENSEE, TODDY SHOP NO.6, PATTATHANAM SHOP, VAIKOM RANGE, DIST. KOTTAYAM. BY SRI. A.K. JOHN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH W.P. (C)NO.25709 OF 2007 ON 23/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NOs.25653, 25709 OF 2007 ----------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF AUGUST, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioners in these two writ petitions claim to be toddy shop workers having long service. Their grievance in this writ petition is that in spite of application made in that regard they are not being registered as members of the Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund. The petitioner, therefore, seeks a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to consider the applications filed by the petitioners for enrollment in the Fund. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for respondents 1 and 2 also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct respondents 1 and 2 to consider the applications filed by the petitioners for enrollment in the Fund and pass appropriate orders thereon after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as the 3rd respondent. The petitioners would be free to produce Ext.P4 or any other documents in support of their claim, which shall also be W.P.(c)Nos.25653/07 & Con.case 2 considered by respondents 1 and 2 while passing orders. The application shall be disposed of expeditiously, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd