IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 22ND MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3851 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. K. SUBHASH, S/O. KUNJU, AGED 23 YEARS, R/AT PARAKKAL HOUSE, KIZHAKKANCHERRY P.O., ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O. KUDIKADAN, AGED 24 YEARS, R/AT MANNADI HOUSE, KANIAMANGALAM, ELAVAMPADAM P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. USHA, W/O.KANNAN, AGED 33 YEARS, R/AT PALLATH HOUSE, VADAKKETHARA, KIZHAKKANCHERRY P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN SRI.BABY MATHEW RESPONDENT: ------------- ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI. A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) No.3851 of 2008 (H) ======================= Dated this the 11th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners claim to be Headlord Workers working under one Suresh who is registered his establishment with the District Industries Center, Palakkad. They have filed Exts. P3, P3(a) and P3(b) applications for registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headlord Workers' Rule. They complain that although they have filed their application as early as on 15.12.2007, the same still remains unattended to by the respondent and therefore they seek a direction to the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts. P3, P3(a) and P3(b). I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 2. The respondent has a duty to consider and pass orders on the applications filed by Headlord Workers under Rule 26A Kerala Headlord Workers' Rule expeditiously. Therefore, the respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 , P3(a) and P3(b), after complying with the procedural formalities W.P.(C) No.3851/2008/H -2- prescribed in Rule 26A and pass orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp