IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2009 / 30TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29806 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. RAJESH O.G., OLIYAM PLAVIL HOUSE, VADUVANCHAL P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. 2. HARISH P.K., PUTHIYADUTHUKANDI HOUSE, VADUVANCHAL P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. 3. HAMZA C.M., CHUNDIYANMOOCHIYIL HOUSE, AMBALAVAYAL P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. 4. SASI P.C., KURINJILAKAM HOUSE, VADUVANCHAL P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.NAGARESH SRI.BINU PAUL SRI.T.V.VINU RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 29806 of 2009 ................................................. Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners claim to be headload workers. They have filed Ext.P1 series of applications for registration as headload workers under Rule 26A of the Kerala Head Load Workers Rules. Their grievance in this writ petition is that the respondent is not passing orders on their applications for registration. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. I am of opinion that when headload workers file applications under Rule 26A, the respondent has a duty to dispose of the same expeditiously. In this case, applications were filed on 7.8.2007. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 series of applications filed by the petitioners, 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 Headload Workers Rules. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs