IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2008 / 31ST ASHADHA 1930 W.A.No. 912 of 2008 --------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.37241/2007 DATED 29/01/2008 .................... APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS 1 & 2: ------------------------------------------------ 1. ANTONY T.X, S/O. XAVIER, THAPPALEDATHU HOUSE, CHERANELLOOR, ERNAKULAM 2. JOSEPH FEDERICK, 5/170,CHERIYAKALLATH HOUSE, PONNARIMANGALM, MULAVUKADU, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.B.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS & PETITIONERS 3 TO 15: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR REHABILITATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETAIRIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, PALARIVATTOM, KOCHI-25, REPRESENTED BY ITS DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. . 4. THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORTS OFFICER, NORTH PARUR. 5. BALA SUBRAMANIAN, I.C., S/O. CHANDRASEKHARAN. I.C, ILLATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE S R M ROAD, KOCHI-18. W.A.No.912 OF 2008 - 2 - 6. GEORGE M.V., S/O. UNNI, MULLOTH HOUSE, EDAPALLY, KOCHI -24. 7. SURENDRAN, S/O. VELAYUDHAN, 49/973, CHADYAPPILLY PARAMBU, CHANGAMBUZHA ROAD, EDAPPALLY, COCHIN-24. 8. SEBASITNE T.S., S/O. BERNARD, THALAMILLATHU HOUSE, CHAMBAKARA,VYTTILA P.O. COCHIN. 9. JAMES N.J, S/O. NEDUMPARAMBIL HOUSE PUTHENVELIKKARA P.O., N.PARAVOOR. 10. EDWARD.P.T., S/O. XAVIER.P.V., POLAYIL HOUSE MAMANGALAM, COCHIN. 11. KALYANA SUNDARAM, S/O. CHANDRA SEKHARAN, 44/242, ILLATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, S R M ROAD, KOCHI-18 12. RADHAKRISHNAN M.P., S/O. PANKAJKSHAN, MASAMPADANNA HOUSE, ELAMAKKARA, COCHIN-26. 13. JAIKUMAR.K.S., S/O. SANKARAN, K.K.RAMA NIVAS, MARKET ROAD, COCHIN. 14. SREEJA C.K., AGED 24 , D/O.KUTTAN, CHEERANKUZHY HOUSE, P.C. CROSS ROAD, PONNURUNNI, VYTTILA P.O., COCHIN. 15. PHILOMINA, AGED 51 W/O. JOSEPH P.C. PANAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, MAMANGALAM, NORTH JANATHA ROAD, ERNAKULAM. W.A.NO.912 OF 2008 - 3 - 16. K.S. SYLA, AGED 34, D/O. SANKARAN, KAINIKKARA HOUSE, RAMAKRISHNA NAGAR, THUTHIYOOR, KAKKANADU, COCHIN. 17. RAMALATH UMMAR, AGED 41 ,W/O. UMMER, 33/1353 A, PONATHERI HOUSE, CHALIKKAVATTOM COCHIN 682 625. R1, R3 & R4 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN R2 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN R5 TO R17 BY ADV. SMT.K.RENUKA DEVI THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.A.No.912 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 22nd day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Sri.B.Ramachandran, learned counsel appearing for the appellants, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ appeal as well as the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition. 2. Permission sought for is granted and the writ appeal as well as the writ petition are disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to the appellants to file a fresh petition, if they so desire. 3. Consequently, I.A.No.398 of 2008 also stands rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns