IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23949 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. SATHEESAN T.V., THALAPPILLY HOUSE, MADAPLATHURUTHU, MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O. N.PARAVOOR, RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 2. RENJITH P.E., PEZHATHINKAL HOUSE, ZOXHIMANAD P.O., ALUVA, RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 3. JIBI T.B., THANDASSERIL HOUSE, PALIATHURUTHU, VADAKKEKKARA P.O., RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 4. MANIKUTTAN V.L., VELIYATHUPARAMBIL, PALIATHURUTHU, VADAKKEKKARA P.O., RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 5. KRIJITH P.K., PERUMUTTATH HOUSE, PALIATHURUTHU, VADAKKEKKARA P.O. N.PARAVOOR, RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 6. SIJU V.G., VALIYAPARAMBIL, KALOOR, COCHIN - 17, RAILWAY GOODS SHED. 7. SONY K.P., KALATHIL HOUSE, KUTTUKAD, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O., RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 8. SIBEESH P.V. PONNADUPARAMBIL, PALIATHURUTHU, VADAKKEKKARA P.O., RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 9. P.A.SHOWKATHALI, PAZHAYIDATH, EDATHALA P.O., KUNJATTUKARA, ALUVA, RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. WP(C).No. 23949 of 2008 10. JYOTHISH KUMAR C.S., S/O.SHANMUGHAN, CHANDRASSERIL HOUSE, CHENNAMANGALAM P.O. RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 11. UNNIKRISHNAN P.N., S/O.NATARAJAN P.K., PUTHENVEETTIL, CHETTIKAD, KUNJITHAI P.O. RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 12. POULY, S/O.ANTONY, MADAVANA, ELANTHIKARA, RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 13. SHIBIN K.J., S/O.JOSHI, KOLARIKAL HOUSE, PALIATHURUTHU, VADAKKEKKARA P.O. RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 14. ANEESH T.A., S/O.ASOKAN, TACHERIL HOUSE, PALIATHURUTHU, VADAKKEKKARA PO., RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. 15. AJEESH V.B., S/O.BHARATHAN V.S., VADAKKEDATH HOUSE, VAVAKKAD, PIN - 683 516 RAILWAY GOODS SHED, KALAMASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.K.JANARDHANAN SRI.MANURAJ. K.J RESPONDENT: ----------------- THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, 2ND CIRCLE ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.23949 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners claim to be headload workers aspiring for registration under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. They have filed Exts.P1 to P15 applications before the respondent for registration under that Rule. The petitioners would submit that the respondent is not considering the applications insisting that only if the petitioners join the Scheme they would be given such registration, which according to the petitioners is against the Headload Workers Act, Rules and Scheme. The petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P1 to P15 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The learned Government Pleader would submit that in the area in question, there is no sufficient head load work available for registering additional headload workers. After hearing both sides, I am of opinion that I am not called upon to decide these questions at this point of time. It is W.P.(c)No.23949/08 2 for the respondent to consider the applications in the first instance, following the procedure prescribed in Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. When applications are submitted under that Rule, the respondent has a duty to dispose of the same expeditiously. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P1 to P15 applications as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after complying with the procedure prescribed in Rule 26A. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.23949/08 3