IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2010 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 8469 of 2010(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ S.JOHNSON, CONVENER, ALIND WORKERS SAMRAKSHANA SAMITHI, KUNDARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAVI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES LIMITED, FACTORY NO.1, CERAMIC FACTORY ROAD, KUNDARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE BENCH OFFICER, BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION, BENCH III, 22 JAWAHAR VYAPAR BHAVAN, TOLSTOY MARG, NEW DELHI-110001. BY ADV. SRI. E.K.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.8469/2010 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 18/12/09 IN WPC.NO.36182/09. P2: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 25/02/10. P3: COPY OF POSTAL RECEIPT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 8469 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Samithi consisting of former employees of the Kundara Unit of Aluminum Industries Ltd., which has been declared as a sick industrial company by the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act. The BIFR has initiated proceedings for revival of the company. The petitioner-Samithi wants to take part in those proceedings to safeguard their interest for getting retirement benefits also included in the revival scheme. Seeking this relief the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 petition before the BIFR. Petitioner seeks a direction to the BIFR to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the 1st respondent. W.P.(C)No. 8469 of 2010 -2- 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as one submitted before the Board as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/