IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2008 / 16TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23749 of 2008(B) PETITIONERS: 1. LAGISH P.N. PATHRAKADAVIL HOUSE, PALIATHURUTH, VADAKKEKARA PO 2. PRAVEEN M.P. MURIKKAL HOUSE, PALIATHURUTH, VADAKKEKARA PO 3. SOMU M.K.,MANIYALIL HOUSE, KUNJITHI, KUNJITHI PO, N.PARAVOOR 4. LALAN K.K. KIZHAKETHARA HOUSE, VAVAKKAD,MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O. 5. VIPIN DAS P.D., POOTHOT HOUSE, SREE KRISHNAMUGAM KARA 6. SIJU, E.B,S/O. BABU E.V., ELAYEDATH HOUSE, CHERAI P.O.,PIN 683 514 7. JUBESH V.K., S/O.KRIPANIDHI,VELIYATHPARAMBIL VAVAKKAD, MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O.,PIN 683 516 8. SHEHAJAN.T.N, THARAMMEL HOUSE,PALIATHURUTH, VADAKKEKARA P.O. 9. T.S.GIREESH, 161, THAIKOOTTATHIL, VAVAKKAD MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O., VADAKKEKARA. BY ADV. SRI.K.JANARDHANAN SRI.MANURAJ. K.J RESPONDENT: THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, 2ND CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 23749 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 7th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are head load workers aspiring for registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. The petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that although the applications were submitted as early as on 13-2-2008, the same are not being attended to by the respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. When applications under Rule 26A are filed, the respondent has a duty to dispose of the same expeditiously. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to pass orders on Exts. P1 to P9 applications, after complying with the procedure prescribed in Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the respondent for compliance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.