IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32390 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- JOINT ACTION COUNCIL OF PUNALUR PAPER MILL WORKERS, SUDARSANALAYAM, THOLICODU P.O., PUNALUR, KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, T.RAJA GOPAL, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.T.THIRUVENKIDAM, SUDARSHANALAYAM, THOLICODU P.O., PUNALUR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.N.SURESH SRI.ROY THOMAS RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. LABOUR COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.32390 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th November, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, a registered trade union representing 335 workers out of 820 of the Punalur Paper Mills Ltd, is aggrieved that it has not been invited for the conciliation conference convened in this regard by the Labour Commissioner. Petitioner was invited for the first conference which was convened on 14.10.2008, as evidenced by Exhibit P3. It was not invited for the subsequent conferences. In circumstances where the petitioner was invited by the 1st respondent, there is no reason why it should be kept away from the subsequent conferences. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to invite the petitioner also for any further conferences being convened in this regard in the matter of revival of Punalur Paper Mills Ltd provided such conferences are convened on any day after W.P ( C) No.32390 of 2008 2 the 1st respondent receives a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before respondents 1 and 2 immediately. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.32390 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No.32390 of 2008 4