IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH JUNE 2008 / 5TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 17361 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SHIBI ISSAC, MEPPILIL HOUSE, SOUTH MARADY, MUVATTUPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN ADV. T.C. KRISHNA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY LABOUR AND REHABILITION DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. LABOUR COURT, ERNAKULAM 3. MUVATTUPUZHA RUBBER MARKETING CO.OP. SOCIETY LTD., NO.3094, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY GP. SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No. 17361 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 26th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an employee of the 3rd respondent, Co- Operative society. He was dismissed from service on 28.9.2006. Against the same, he raised an industrial dispute, which was referred for adjudication by Ext.P1 order to the Labour Court, Ernakulam. However, The Labour Court, Ernakulam, has not received the same. Therefore, the Labour Court is not in a position to adjudicate the dispute. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 2nd respondent to take up Ext.P1 reference order and pass an Award at the earliest. ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 1st respondent to consider and take appropriate action of ext.P2 complaint. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the Ext.P1 reference order was forwarded to the Industrial Tribunal, Ernakulam by mistake and that mistake was found out on 8.5.2008 and that appropriate steps have been taken to remedy the same for which a new Government Order has been issued. W.P.(C).No. 17361 OF 2008 2 In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to see that the proper reference order reaches the Labour Court, Ernakulam, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, if the same has not already reached the Labour Court. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-