IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20162 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. JILLA CHUMATTU THOZHILALI CONGRESS (INTUC) REG.NO.378/73, A.F.NO.7185, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK COMMITTEE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT V.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR. 2. S.P.SUNIL, UNIT CONVENOR, JILLA CHUMATTU THOZHILALI CONGRESS (INTUC), AZHAKOM, CHILAVAKKODE UNIT, TRIVANDRUM. ] BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN SRI.M.R.SASITH SRI.L.T.LEJU KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER OFFICE, KOLLAM. 2. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICE, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVADNRUM. 4. V.S.SREEKANTH, CONVENOR, CITU, ANTHIYOORKONAM UNIT, NEYYATINKARA, TRIVANDRUM. 5. SREEKANTAN NAIR, DISTRICT SECRETARY, ]ANTHIYOORKONAM UNIT, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM. 6. U.PANKAJAKSHAN, MANDALAM PRESIDENT, CHUMATTU THOZHILALI CONGRESS INTUC, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM. 7. MURALIDHARAN, CASHEW FACTORY OWNER, CHERUVAKOODU, MALAUYINKIL, TRIVANDRUM. 8. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NEDUMANGAD, TRIVANDRUM. 9. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALAYINKIL POLICE STATION, MALAYINKIL, TRIVANDRUM. 10. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KATTAKKADA POLICE STATION, KATTAKKADA, TRIVANDRUM. 11. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MARANALLOOR POLICE STATION, MARANALLOOR, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.20162 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are a Union of headload workers and a member of that Union working in the Azhakom Chilavakkode area, in Thiruvananthapuram District. In respect of the area of operation of the workers represented by the 1st petitioner, there was a dispute between them and respondents 4 to 7. A dispute was raised under Section 21 of the Kerala Headload Workers' Act, which ultimately ended in Ext.P2 order. Against the same, Ext.P3 appeal has been filed before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 appeal expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the nature of the order I propose to pass, I do not think it necessary to issue notice respondents 4 to 7. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 appeal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, w.p.c.20162/08 2 within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners and respondents 4 to 7. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge