IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2008 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 36104 of 2008(W) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ P.UDAYABHANU , GENERAL SECRETARY ADOOR TALUK MANAL, THOZHILALI UNION (CITU) REG.NO. 02/04/2005, ADOOR. BY ADV. SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- DISTRICT COLLECTOR PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJ KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C)No. 36104 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of December, 2008. J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, a union of sand mining workers wants the District Collector to constitute committees for opening of new Kadavus in the Kadampanad and Ezhakulam Panchayats and to issue passes for mining sand in the Kadavus to be allotted to them, failing which according to the petitioner, there would be loss to the local authority and deprivation of lively hood of the members of the petitioner's union. I do not think that a union of workers has locus standi to file this writ petition for a direction to the respondent to open new Kadavus within a Grama Panchayat area. Whether to open or not new Kadavus is the discretion of the authorities under the relevant legislation and a union of workers cannot as of right seek a direction to the respondent to open new Kadavus. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs