IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2387 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. JANATHA VIZHINJAM HARBOUR AREA HEAD LOAD & GENERAL WORKERS UNION (REG.NO.01-04-2004), STUC, VIZHINJAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY A.SASIKUMAR. 2. A.XAVIER, KARIYILAKETTUPURAYIDOM, PALLITHARA, VIZHINJAM P.O. 3. P.CLEETUS, THOPPIL VEEDU, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 4. P.ANTONY, VATTAVILAKOM PURAYIDOM, VIZHINJAM P.O. 5. C.SELVET, KARAYADIVILA VEEDU, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 6. S.DIYOS, VATTAVILAKOM PURAYIDOM, PALLITHARA, VIZHINJAM P.O. 7. O.BANJILAS, OSSAVILA, NEAR PUTHIYA PALLI, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 8. A.SILVA, OSSAVILA COLONY, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 9. N.BABU, PALLITHURA PURAYIDAM, VIZHINJAM P.O. 10. F.DASAN, VATTAVILAKAM PURAYIDOM, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 11. C.VARGHESE, VADAYARPURAYIDOM, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. WP(C).No. 2387/2008/H -2- 12. S.STEPHENSON, OSSAVILA COLONY, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 13. JEROMIS MUTHAPPAN, AANAKUZHI PURAYIDOM, VIZHINJAM P.O. 14. C.ANTONY, VADYAR PURAYIDOM, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 15. S.ANTONY, OSSAVILA COLONY, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 16. V.JOSEPH, KARIMPALLIKKARA PURAYIDOM, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 17. T.MARTIN, OSSAVILA COLONY, NEAR RATION SHOP, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. 18. F.GEORGE, KARIYILAKOTTU PURAYIDOM, VIZHINJAM P.O. 19. V.S.SUNILKUMAR, VARUVILAKOM PURAYIDOM, PALLITHARA, VIZHINJAM P.O. 20. A.LAWRANCE, OSSAVILA COLONY, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., VIZHINJAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE PORT OFFICER, VIZHINJAM PORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PURSER, VIZHINJAM PORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) No. 2387 of 2008 (H) ======================= Dated this the 21st day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The 1st petitioner, is a union of headload workers who represents petitioners 2 to 20, in respect of allotment of work in the Vizhinjam port, where the petitioners 2 to 20 are working. The District Labour Officer has alloted work as per Ext.P1. Petitioners' grievance now is that by Ext.P3, the 2nd respondent has initiated proceedings for issuing identity cards to employees working in the Vizhinjam Port through certain other trade unions. Complaining about this, 1st petitioner has filed Ext.P5 before the 3rd respondent. Petitioners seek disposal of Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the 3rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an W.P.(C) No. 2387/2008/H -2- opportunity of being heard to all concerned. Till orders are thus passed, identity cards shall be issued only to individual workers and not to or through any union. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp