IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2008 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17792 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. JILLA CHUMATTU THOZHILALI CONGRESS INTUC REG.NO.378/73 A.F.7185, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK COMMITTEE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT V.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR 2. R.FRANCIS, UNIT CONVENOR,JILLA CHUMATTU THOZHILALI CONGRESS INTUC, THRIPPALAYOOR UNIT, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN SRI.M.R.SASITH PANICKER SRI.LAIJU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. LABOUR COMMISSIONER, LABOUR COMMISSIONER OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM 2. DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA TRIVANDRUM 4. RAJU, CONVENOR, CITU, PONKIL MELE UNIT, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM 5. SUKUMARAN NAIR, CONVENOR, INTUC, PONKIL MELE UNIT, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM 6. PAUL RAJU, CONVENOR BMS, PONKIL MELE UNIT, NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM BY GP.SRI.I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No. 17792 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 19th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioners have raised a dispute regarding the area of operation of the petitioners under the Kerala Head Load Workers Act, Rules and Scheme, before the 3rd respondent, which resulted in Exts.P1 to P3. Challenging the same, petitioners filed Ext.P4 appeal before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seeks expeditious disposal of Ext.P4 by the 2nd respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all parties involved in the dispute. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-