IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2011 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28735 of 2011(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANOJ P.C, PUTHENVEETTIL VEEDU, VADOOKKARA P.O, THRISSUR BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD,THRISSUR LOCAL COMMITTEE, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN 680 001 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, P.O. BOX NO.2017,SRM ROAD, ERNAKULAM,KOCHI-18 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR ADV. SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SC, KHLWWB FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 28735/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER,THRISSUR EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 13/5/2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 9/11/10 FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT HELD ON 9/2/2010 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF REPLY RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 11/10/2011 FROM THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL /True Copy/ vps PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28735 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 28thday of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is a head load worker registered under rule 26A of the Kerala Head Load Workers Rules 1981 working in Sakthanthamburan Market, Thrissur. He applied for registration as head load worker under paragraph 6B of the Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983. When the said application was not considered and disposed of, he filed W.P(C) No.19151 of 2008 in this Court. This Court disposed of the said writ petition with a direction to Convener of the Thrissur Local Committee of the Kerala Head Load Workers Welfare Board to consider the application and pass orders thereon within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Pursuant thereto, the Chairman of the Thrissur Local Committee considered the application and informed the petitioner that as and when vacancies are being filled up, his application also will be considered. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Chairman of the Thrissur Local Committee of the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board to register him as a head load worker under paragraph 6B of the Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983. WPC No.28735/2011 2 2. When this writ petition came up for admission today, the Sri.Koshy George, learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that the petitioner will be registered as a head load worker under paragraph 6B Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983 within 45 days from today, in view of the fact that vacancies exist and applications have already been received. I accordingly, dispose of the writ petition recording the submission made on behalf of the respondents by their learned counsel that the petitioner will be given registration as head load worker under paragraph 6B of the Kerala Head Load Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme 1983, within 45 days from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.28735/2011 3