IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 8355 of 2008(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ 1. KERALA STATE COIRFED EMPLOYEES CONGRESS (INTUC), COIRFED, ALAPPUZHA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT A.A.SHUKKUR (KURUMPELIL HOUSE, SEA VIEW WARD, ALAPPUZHA) 2. R.MOHANDAS, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, COIRFED, ALAPPUZHA, (VALIYAVEETTIL, ALAPPAD, KARUNAGAPPALLY). BY ADV. SRI.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF COIR DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTORATE OF COIR DEVELOPMENT, NANDAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE COIR MARKETING FEDERATION LTD., ALAPPUZHA REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, COIRFED, ALAPPUZHA. STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN FOR R2 SRI.GEORGE MATHEW FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 8355 OF 2008(T) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by a trade union. It attempts to project an alleged disparity in the promotion of the employees of COIRFED. It is stated that the issue is held up in spite of certain decisions of this Court. Learned standing counsel Sri.K.S.Hariharaputhran appears for COIRFED. COIRFED is a Co- operative Society. Even if the matter is to be taken in the realm of labour laws, it is not appropriate that the writ court steps in, at the first instance, that too, at the instance of the trade union to resolve the dispute between the management and its work force. Without prejudice to all the other appropriate remedies including the statutory remedies, this writ petition is dismissed. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE skr/23/6/08