IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2008 / 31ST SRAVANA 1930 W.P(C).No. 25343 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M/S.SURA HOLLOW BLOCKS, CHENGAMANAD P.O., ALUVA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SURESH BABU. BY ADV. SRI.FEBIN J. VELUKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. 2. ASST.LABOUR OFFICER, LABOUR OFFICE NEAR FIRE STATION, ALUVA. 3. RAJEEV, ELAVUNGAL HOUSE, CHENGAMANAD P.O., ALUVA. 4. ALIAS, THEIKANANTH HOUSE, CHENGAMANAD P.O., ALUVA. 5. SIVAN, VALLATHERI HOUSE, KIDANGOOR P.O. ANGAMALY. 6. MUHAMED PILLAI, KALLUPADAN HOUSE, CHENGAMANAD P.O., ALUVA. 7. ALI, ODUKUZHI HOUSE, CHENGAMANAD P.O., ALUVA. BY SRI.I.V. PRAMOD, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.25343 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an employer who intends to engage the services of the respondents 3 to 7 as head load workers in his establishment. Since the Head Load Workers Act and Rules stipulates that only head load workers who have registration under Rule 26A of the head load workers Rules can be engaged, respondents 3 to 7 submitted Ext.P2 series application for registration under Rule 26A. Petitioner's grievance is that the same are not being disposed of by the 2nd respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and Adv. Tojan J. Vathikulam appearing on behalf of respondents 3 to 7. I am of opinion that, when applications under Rule 26A are submitted, the 2nd respondent has a duty to consider the same expeditiously in accordance with the procedure contemplated under Rule 26A. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 series of applications submitted by W.P(C)No.25343 of 2008 - 2 - respondents 3 to 7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after complying with the procedure prescribed under Rule 26A. The petitioner shall forward a copy of this judgment along with a certified copy of the writ petition to 2nd respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs