IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2008 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13447 of 2008(A) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ----------------- 1. RAVEENDRAN.R., S/O.RAGHAVAN, AGED 47 YEARS, PARVATHI NILAYAM, VALLUVANAD SOUTH P.O. PANDIKKAD, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. K.RAJENDRAN, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, CHIRAKKONATH HOUSE, KADAMBANADU SOUTH P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. K.K.MURALEEDHARAN, S/O.K.M.KANNAN, VISHNU NIVAS, KOTHAKULANGARA, CHAVARA, KOLLAM. 4. SATHYAN.K., S/O.KUTTY, BLOCK NO.773, BALAGRAM P.O., K.P.COLONY, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 5. GOPIDASAN P.V., S/O.P.P.VELAYUDHAN, PARAMMEL HOUSE, MADAIKONAM P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 6. V.V.VASU, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, VATTATHUVAYAL, MEENANGADI P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. 7. C.VELAYUDHAN, S/O.C.VASU, VELAKOTTIL HOUSE, CHOOLOOR POST, REC VIA, CALICUT. 8. M.S.KUMARAN, S/O.K.SUNDARAM, MULLACKAL HOUSE, CHELAKKARA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 9. A.M.RAMAKRISHNAN, MANGALATHU HOUSE, NEAR ARACKAL TEMPLE, CHAVARA BRIDGE P.O., KOLLAM. 10. C.RAJENDRAN, S/O.CHAMY, NIRMALALAYAM, CHIMBUKAD, P.O.KUTHANNOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. WP(C).No. 13447/2008 ...2... 11. M.K.SASIKUMAR, S/O.GOPALAN M.K., KARIKALAYAM HOUSE, P.O.VENKALAM, CALICUT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.A.S.SABU SRI.SAIJO HASSAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY, NEW DELHI. 2. INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., MUMBAI, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, PLOT NO. 1207, OPP.SIDDI VINAYAKA TEMPLE VEER SAVARKAR MARG, PRABHADEVI, MUMBAI. 3. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 4. K.RAJENDRAN, RAW SAND WORKER GR.IV, C.NO. 0860, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 5. R.PRAKASH, WORKER BAG STITCHING, GR.II, C.NO.1422, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 6. P.THULASIDHARAN, WORKER GRADE I, C.NO.1204, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 7. N.NOUSHAD, WORKER BAG STITCHING GR.II, C.NO.1397, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 8. P.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, WORKER GR.III, C.NO.1050, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 9. R.BABUKUTTAN, RAW SAND WORKER, GR.IV, C.NO.0876, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. WP(C).No. 13447/2008 ...3... 10. C.AZAD, RAW SAND WORKER, GR.IV, C.NO.0907, INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD., CHAVARA P.O., KOLLAM. 11. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. SRI. P. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST. SOLICITOR GENERAL SRI. E.K. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.13447 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are employees of the 2 nd respondent. In respect of employment of respondents 4 to 10, they have raised an industrial dispute in which the 11 th respondent has issued Ext.P11 notice convening conciliation conference. The petitioners now seek a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to disburse salary to respondents 4 to 10 only in the post of workers held by them prior to Exts.P2 to P8 and not to show the designation of respondents 4 to 10 as Security Guards in documents issued to them. These are all matters which have to be considered in the industrial dispute. Therefore, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to pursue Ext.P11, this writ petition is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd