IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2011 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28553 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- E.K.JOBY, S/O.E.J.KOCHAPPAN, ELAVUTHINKAL HOUSE, P.O.PULLAZHI, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, THRISSUR LOCAL COMMITTEE, THRISSUR, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PIN-680001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, P.O.BOX NO.2017, SRM ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-18. ADV. SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SC, KHLWWB FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2011, ALONG WITH W.P(C) NO.28591 OF 2011. THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28553 of 2011(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, THRISSUR. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 23/5/2008 ISSUED BY THE CONVENOR OF THE KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS BOARD, THRISSUR. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF REPLY DATED 30/9/09 RECEIVED FROM THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE IST RESPONDENT HELD ONO 9/2/2010. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF REPLY RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 11/10/2011 FROM THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE IST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE ab P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------------------------------------- W.P(C) Nos.28553/2011 & 28591/2011 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein are head load workers registered under rule 26A of the Kerala Head Load Workers Rules 1981 working in Sakthanthamburan Market, Thrissur. They applied for registration as head load workers under paragraph 6B of the Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983. When the said applications were not considered and disposed of, they filed W.P(C) Nos.10549 of 2008 and 11878 of 2008 in this Court. This Court disposed of the said writ petitions with a direction to Convener of the Thrissur Local Committee of the Kerala Head Load Workers Welfare Board to consider the applications and pass orders thereon within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Pursuant thereto, the Chairman of the Thrissur Local Committee considered the applications and informed the petitioners that as and when vacancies are being filled up, their applications also will be considered. In these writ petitions the petitioners seek a direction to the Chairman of the Thrissur Local Committee of the W.P(C) Nos.28553/2011 & 28591/2011 2 Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board to register them as head load workers under paragraph 6B of the Kerala Head Load Wrokers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983. 2. When these writ petitions were came up for admission today, the Sri.Koshy George, learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that the petitioners will be registered as head load workers under paragraph 6B Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983 within 45 days from today, in view of the fact that vacancies exist and their applications have already been received. I accordingly, dispose of these writ petitions recording the submission made on behalf of the respondents by their learned counsel that the petitioners will be given registration as head load workers under paragraph 6B of the Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983 within 45 days from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE ab