IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2007 / 4TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 8358 of 2007(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- 1. ASSOCIATE TRADE LINKS, PALACE ROAD, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. K.A.ABDUL KHADER. 2. K.A.ABDUL KHADER, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE MR. AHAMMED AMMU, PROPRIETOR, ASSOCIATE TRADE LINKS, PALACE ROAD, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.CHANDRABABU SRI.SREEKUMAR T.B. RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION LTD., NO.F 110, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI-682 020, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE ASST. REGISTRAR/SPL. ARBITRATOR, THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION LTD.,ERNAKULAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.K. RAVIKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC. 8358/2007. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT. P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 24.11.2005. EXT. P1 (A) : TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD IN ARC 183/2002 DATED 30.12.2002. EXT. P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE THE EXPARTE AWARD DATED 20.12.2005. K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 8358 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT The only prayer pressed before me by the learned counsel for the petitioners is for a direction to take a decision on Ext.P2. 2. I heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the first respondent and the learned Government Pleader. The writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and take a decision on Ext.P2 in accordance with law after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and the first respondent within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb