IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2182 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. JILLA CHUMATTU THOZHILALI CONGRESS INTUC (1), REG.NO.01-05-2007, KALLINGAL-THRIPPADAPURAM UNIT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR RAJACHANDRAN NAIR K.P., RESIDING AT KURUNGUDY HOUSE, THRIPPADAPURAM, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ALL KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS' UNION (AITUC), REG.NO.01/11/88,KALLINGAL-THRIPPADAPURAM UNIT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR RAMLAL V., RESIDING AT VILAVILAKATHU VEEDU, KALLINGAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM JILLA GENERAL MAZDOOR SANGHAM (BMS), REG.NO.56/82, KALLINGAL-THRIPPADAPURAM UNIT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR SHAJI S., RESIDING AT SINDHU BHAVAN, THRIPPADAPURAM, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM SRI.DIPU.R SMT.MERCIAMMA MATHEW SRI.K.S.HARIDAS SRI.V.RENJITH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, 2ND CIRCLE, KAZHAKKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. M/S. TECHNO PARK, KARIYAVATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. WP(C).No. 2182 of 2010(W) : 2 : 4. MANAGER, LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED, TECHNO PARK PHASE 111, CONSTRUCTION SITE, KARIYELA-KOSAMUTTAM, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. BABU, CONVENOR, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT HEAD LOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION (CITU), ATTINKUZHI UNIT, KAZHAKKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. SELVARAJ, CONVENOR, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT HEAD LOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION (CITU), MUKKOLACKAL UNIT, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. SHAJI, CONVENOR, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT HEAD LOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION (CITU), KULATHOOR UNIT, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDL.R8 TO R32 IMPLEADED: 8. SAHEEV.S, KURUPPANVILAKOM, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 9. CHRISTY, HOUSE NO.113, PALLITHURA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 10. MANIKANTAN.S, HOUSE NO.113, PALLITHURA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 11. RAJEEV.S., THANDAKARANVILAKOM, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 12. RAJESH.S. THANDAKARANVILAKOM, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 13. ARUN.A., THANDAKARANVILAKOM, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 14. SURENDRAN.K EDAVILAKOM, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 15. VINAYACHANDRAN, EDAVILAKOM, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 16. SUNI.T, PUTHUVAL MANACAUDU, KULATHOOR P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 17. RAJEEV.P., MUNDICHANVILAKOM, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM WP(C).No. 2182 of 2010(W) : 3 : 18. PUSHPAN, MUNDICHANVILAKOM, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 19. SASIDHARAN.B., MUNDICHANVILAKOM, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 20. KUNJAN.C., PACHUVILAKOM, KULATHOOR P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 21. SIVADASAN.K., KARTHIKA, S.N.NAGAR, KULATHOOR.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 22. WELLINGTON.S., PUTHUVAL MANACAUDU, KOVALANKUZHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 23. BABURAJAN.S., PUTHUVAL MANACAUDU, KOVALANKUZHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 24. BAIJU.P., PUTHENVEEDU, KULATHOOR, P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 25. RAVEENDRAN, THRUPPADAPURAM, KULATHOOR, P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 26. RAJESH.R., KOCHUVEETTUVILAKOM, KULATHOOR.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 27. SUJITH.N., KUMARANVILAKOM, KULATHOOR. P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 28. RAJESH.R., MEDAYIL VEEDU, KULATHOOR. P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 29. RAJESH,R. PUTHUVAL MANACAUDU, KULATHOOR, P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 30. SUNIL KUMAR.A., MEDAYIL VEEDU, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 31. VIPIN.V, PUTHUVAL MANACAUDU, KULATHOOR P.O.,, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 32. JYOTHI KUMAR, VARAMBIL VEEDU, MUKKOLACKAL, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM *ADDL.RESPONDENTS 8 TO 32 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 16-6-2010 ON I.A.NO.3582 OF 2010. WP(C).No. 2182 of 2010(W) : 4 : ADV. SRI.T.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR FOR R4 SRI.KALAMESWARAM S.MANIKANTAN NAIR FOR R4 SRI.ASOK M.CHERIAN FOR R5TO7 SRI.S.KANNAN FOR R5TO7 SRI.P.A.AHAMED, SC, TECHNOPARK FOR R3 SRI.V.G.ARUN FOR ADLL R 8 TO 32 SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR FOR ADLL R 8 TO 32 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.S.MUHAMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 2182 of 2010(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE SAMPLE IDENTITY CARD. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETCH EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13.1.2010 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 15.1.2010 IN W.P(C)NO.1418 OF 2010 EXT.P5.COLLECTIVELY: TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF OTHE 23 APPLICANTS ALONG WITH THE FORWARDING LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 COLLECTIVELY: TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF THE 32 APPLICANTS ALONG WITH THE FORWARDING LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7 COLLECTIVELY: TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF THE 17 APPLICANTS ALONG WITH THE FORWARDING LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P8. TRUE COPY OF THE SAMPLE APPLICATION FORM SUBMITTED BY ONE OF THE WORKERS. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R4(a): TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JOB SYNOPSIS TO BE DONE BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT COMPANY. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.2182 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who are three trade unions representing headload workers, have filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the Assistant Labour Officer, 2nd Circle, Kazhakkoottam, Trivandrum, the competent authority under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978, to grant registration to 72 workers who have submitted Ext.P8 and related applications in terms of rule 26-A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981. The learned counsel on both sides submit that besides the applications submitted by workers who are members of the petitioner unions, other workers have also submitted applications for such registration. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on all applications received by him including those from members of the petitioner trade unions for registration under rule 26-A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981, for the purpose of enabling them to do the loading and unloading work in the III phase of the developmental activities in Techno Park, Trivandrum. The first respondent shall take a final decision on the said applications within two months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment W.P(C).No.2182 of 2010 -:2:- before him, after notice to the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Fund Board, the various unions representing the workers and the concerned employers. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.2182 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 16th June, 2010