IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2009 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 9888 of 2009(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.K.ROY, HEAD LOAD WORKER AND GENERAL SECRETARYOF HEAD LOAD & GENERAL WORKERS UNION, INTUC CHERUKUNNAM-POOMALA UNIT, REG.NO: 12/87, RESIDING AT MATTAPPILLIL HOUSE, CHERUKUNNAM, ASAMANNOOR.P.O. 2. JOY VARGHESE, HEAD LOAD WORKER, CHERUKUNNAM-POOMALA UNIT, RESIDING AT MALIL HOUSE, CHERUKUNNAM, ASAMANNOOR.P.O., PIN-683549. 3. HEAD LOAD & GENERAL WORKERS UNION, INTUC, CHERUKUNNAM-POOMALA UNIT, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT,P.E.RAMAN,NEEROLICKAL, POOMALAKKARA, ASAMANNOOR.P.O. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH SRI.T.D.SALIM SRI.PAUL C THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, LABOUR AND REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANNTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. 3. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR, OFFICE OF THE ASST. LABOUR OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR. 4. A.V.ELDHO HEAD LOAD WORKER & SECRETARY OF THE HEAD LOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION, CITU,CHERUKUNNAM UNIT, PUTHENPURA HOUSE, ASAMANNOOR.P.O. 5. P.P.JOJO(HEAD LOAD ROKERS), PUTHENPURAYIL HOUSE, ASAMANNOOR.P.O. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. --------------------- W.P.(C).No.9888 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT The main grievance of the petitioners are regarding the delay on the part of the 3rd respondent in considering and passing orders on the applications submitted by the petitioners and others under the cover of Ext.P8 seeking registration under the Head Load Workers Rules. Counsel for the petitioners submits that enquiry as required under the Act and Rules have already been completed on 6.2.2009 and there should not be any reason for delaying the matter any further. Taking into account this submission, I dispose of this writ petition, directing the 3rd respondent to pass orders on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 3 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of this writ Petition. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/