IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2010 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9594 of 2010(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- S.K.RAMESH,S/O.KRISHNAN, AGED 37 YEARS, GENERAL SECRETARY, KERALA TRADE UNION CONGRESS(M), (KTUCM), IDUKKI DISTRICT COMMITTEE, IDUKKI,KERALA, RESIDING AT MATTUPETTY, MUNNAR. BY ADV. MR.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, MUNNAR, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY LABOUR OFFICER,MUNNAR, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. THE MANAGER, KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MATTUPATTY, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.9594 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the General Secretary of the Kerala Trade Union Congress(M), Idukki District. He is also a head load worker attached to KLD Board Unit, Mattupatty. The complaint of the petitioner is that the head load work of the third respondent is not being given to the 13 members who has resigned from the INTUC union and joined the petitioner's union. Therefore, the petitioner preferred a complaint to the first respondent. Thereupon, the first respondent issued notice on 2.12.2009 to the petitioner and the other three trade unions to attend a meeting on 16.12.2009. However, since the other unions did not attend the meeting, the same was adjourned. Thereafter, no further meeting has been convened, till date. Therefore, the petitioner seeks appropriate directions for convening a meeting on an early date. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that first respondent would have to direct the conduct of a referendum. Learned Senior Government Pleader has no objection to a direction being issued Wpc 9594/2010 2 to expedite matters. 2. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to convene a meeting of the petitioner as well as the other trade unions for the purpose of resolving the disputes, if necessary, by conducting a referendum or by such other methods, as may be deemed fit. Such meeting as above shall be convened as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after issuing notice to all interested parties and every effort shall be made to resolve the disputes by suitable means. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk