IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 15TH MAGHA 1930 WA.No. 2347 of 2007() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.9400/2007 .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.3: ------------------------------ DESHABHIMANI DAILY, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, KALOOR, KOCHI-17. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH NAIR RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. APPUKUTTAN VALLIKUNNU, 24 ACS SCHOOL ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI-17. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LABOUR AND REHABILITATION (A) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.B.HOOD SRI.MANU GOVIND FOR R1 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2009, ALONG WITH WA NO. 2431 OF 2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY,Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J -------------------------------- W.A.Nos.2347/2007 & 2431/2007 -------------------------------- Dated this 4th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT Koshy (Ag.C.J.) Writ petition was filed by a former employee of Deshabhimani daily raising an industrial dispute. The grievance of the petitioner is that Ext.P9 application filed by him for amending the order of reference had been rejected by the Government, since the real issue has not been referred for adjudication by the Government. Pursuant to an interim order passed by the Division Bench, reference was re- drafted and therefore, the appeals have become infructuous. Both parties can raise all the contentions before the Labour Court. Writ Appeals are accordingly dismissed. J.B.KOSHY, Acting Chief Justice V.GIRI, Judge mrcs