IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2009 / 6TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 24628 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.ABDU, S/O.SAIDALI SECRETARY ,NATIONAL HEAD LOAD WORKERS UNION (INTUC) TALUK COMMITTEE, PERINTHALMANNA RESIDING AT PATHATH HOUSE, PARIYAPURAM PO MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE ERNAKULAM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA STATE HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD LOCAL COMMITTEE, VALLANCHIRA BUILDING, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE CHAIRMAN,PERINTHALMANNA MEKHALA COMMITTEE KERALA STATE HEAD LOAD WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, PERINTHALMANNA. 4. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICE, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 6. P.MUSTAFFA, S/O.HAMZA,PALAKKAL HOUSE PERINTHALMANNA,MALAPPUPRAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SC, KHLWWB FOR R1 TO 3 GP SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).24628/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner is aggrieved by the grant of registration under Rule 26(A) of the Kerala Head Load Workers Registration Rules in favour of 12 persons who allegedly belong to the CITU Union, which enables them to work as head load workers in the fish market at Pooppalam, Perinthalmanna. The remedy of the petitioner lies by way of an appeal before the District Labour Officer under Rule 26(c) of the Rules. Petitioner has already filed Ext.P6 before the DLO. But the learned Standing Counsel for the Head Load Workers Board points out that the petitioner should file an appropriate appeal with the affected persons on the party array. If such an appeal is filed within three weeks from today, DLO shall consider and dispose of the same after notice to the affected persons also within four weeks thereafter. In the meanwhile, the 1st respondent shall W.P.(C).24628/09 2 look into Ext.P7 representation and take appropriate action. Writ petition is disposed of as above. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs