IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2011 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13976 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KERALA FOREST PROTECTIVE STAFF ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, M.V. BABY, KERALA FOREST PROTECTIVE STAFF ASSOCITION, STATE COMMITTEE OFFICE, THAMBANOOR, THAMBANOOR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.N. RADHAKRISHNAN, FORESTER, SOCIAL FORESTRY RANGE, CHALAKUDY, SOCIAL FORESTRY DIVISION, THRISSUR. 3. JOB.P.M, FOREST GUARD, FOREST GUARD, AKAMALA FOREST STATION, MACHAD RANGE, MULLOORKARA.P.O, THRISSUR. 4. P. VINOD, FOREST GUARDS, PATTKAD FOREST STATION, PATTIKAD, THRISSUR - 680 652. 5. K.V. MURALI, FOREST GUARD, PEECHI - VAZHANI VANNYA JEEVI SANGETHAM, P.O. PEECHI, THRISSUR. 6. K.P. SUDARSAN, FORESTER, VANIYAMPARA FOREST STATION, VANIYAMPARA.P.O - 680 656. THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 13976 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 24th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is an association of the Forest Protective Staff in the Forest Department of the Government of Kerala and petitioners 2 to 6 are members of the said association. According to them, presently they are required to work 24 hours-a-day without any time for rest, which is in violation of their human rights. In the above circumstances, they have filed Exts.P2(a) to P2(e) representations for regularisation of their working hours, before the 1st respondent. For the present, the petitioners would be satisfied if Exts.P2(a) to P2(e) representations are considered and disposed of by the 1st respondent expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P2(a) to P2(e), after affording an opportunity of being heard to the 1st petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2