IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2008 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 28936 of 2008(T) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- FRANCIS.P.V., PROPRIETOR, SHARON BOOKS, NORTH OF HEAD POST OFFICE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.M.SHERIF, SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN, SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. CITU, CHUDUKADU UNIT, NEAR MANORAMA JUNCTION, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. 5. B.M.S.,CHUDUKADU UNIT, NEAR MANORAMA JUNCTION, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR. 6. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, CHERTHALA SOUTH, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA, ADV. SRI.N.NAGARESH FOR R5. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/11/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.28936/2008-T: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE LICENCE DTD. 25/09/08. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 21/08/2008. EXT.P.2.A: COPY OF THE RECEIPT DTD. 21/08/2008 ISSUED BY THE R.3. EVIDENCING THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 25/09/2008 SUBMITTED BY MORIS.P.V. EXT.P.3.A: COPY OF THE APPLICATIONS DTD. 25/09/2008 SUBMITTED BY JOSE FEBIN.K.F. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R5.A: COPIES OF THE IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED TO FOUR OF THE WORKERS. EXT.R5.B: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. 675/08 DTD. 22/08/2008 OF THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, CHERTHALA (SOUTH). EXT.R5.C: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 22/08/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE R.5. EXT.R5.D: COPY OF THE INFORMATION NO. PW-3-75/08 DTD. 17/09/2008 ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, CHERTHALA MUNICIPALITY. EXT.R5.E: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 22/08/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE R.5. EXT.R5.F: COPY OF THE INFORMATION NO. 676/08 DTD. 17/09/2008 GIVEN BY THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, CHERTHALA (SOUTH). //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.28936 of 2008 ------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the proprietor of M/s.Sharon Books at Cherthala, engaged in the business of publishing and marketing of various kinds of books. The loading and unloading in the godown maintained by the petitioner, it is alleged, is being obstructed by respondents 4 and 5. The petitioner has sought for registration under the Headload Workers' Rules in terms of Rule 26 A thereof. The applications filed in this behalf, Exts.P3 and P3(a) are pending before the 6th respondent. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 6th respondent to consider Ext.P3 and P3(a), with notice to respondents 4 and 5 as well, and take a decision thereon within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy//