IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 38273 of 2007(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MUHAMMED SHAH, HAJIRA INDUSTRIES, POOLANTHARA, NEDUMANGADU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL.R3: SHIBU.A., A.S. BUILDING MELEMUKKU, POTHENCODE P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL.R4: MOHAMMED SHAMEER.A., SAMSAM, POTHENCODE PTHENCODE P.O., T THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.78/08 IN W.P.(C) NO.38273/07 DT. 4.1.2008) BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.38273 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed by an employer, who wants to employ his own workers in his establishment, which is in an area notified under the Headload Workers Scheme. Additional respondents 3 and 4 are the employees. They have filed Exts.P2 and P3 applications before the 2nd respondent seeking registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to dispose of Exts.P2 and P3 applications for registration expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exts.P2 and P3 applications in accordance with the procedure prescribed under Rule 26A and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any W.P.(c) No.38273/07 2 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 Acd