IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2008 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15694 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- CHAKOCHAN.P.L., AGED 65 YEARS, S/O.LUKA, PALLATH HOUSE, KAMMANA P.O., MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.15694 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed by an employer and his three employees seeking a direction to the 2 nd respondent to consider Exts.P3, P3(a) and P3(b) applications filed by additional petitioners 2 to 4 under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. When applications are filed under the Rule, the 2 nd respondent has a duty to consider and pass appropriate orders on the same in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2 nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P3, P3(a) and P3(b) applications, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after complying with the procedure under Rule 26A, if the applications have been received and are pending. The petitioners W.P.(c)No.15694/08 2 shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2 nd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd