IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2010 / 23RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17637 of 2010(D) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. PRASANNAN PILLAI R., KUNCHUVEEDU, SAKTHIKULAMGARA P.O., KOLLAM. 2. KOLLAM JILLA PORT MAZDOOR SANGH (BMS), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MAZDOOR BHAVAN, THAMARAKKULAM, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. SRI.N.NAGARESH SRI.BINU PAUL SRI.T.V.VINU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO FISHERIES & PORT (B) DEPT., SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, HARBOUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HARBOUR ENGINEERING DIVISION, ASHRAMAM, KOLLAM. 4. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, FISHING HARBOUR SUB DIVISION, NEENDAKARA. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C.SANTHOSHKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 17637 OF 2010 D ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th July, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners have approached this Court complaining that 32 workers belonging to the second petitioner union have not been issued with labour passes for doing the loading and unloading work at the Neendakara Port. According to the petitioners the labour passes were surrendered by the workmen on the instructions of the respondents. At the time of surrender they were assured that labour passes would be reissued to them. Though all the other workmen are being issued with labour passes, according to the petitioners, 32 workmen belonging to the second petitioner union have been excluded. This is being challenged as discriminatory. The learned senior Govt. Pleader on instructions submits that the 32 workers belonging to the second petitioner union named in Ext.P3 would also be issued with labour passes, within a period of two months from today. The above undertaking is recorded. 2. In view of the above undertaking this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to reissue the labour passes to the said persons within a period of two months. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj 2 3