IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17993 of 2010(Y) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- VIKRAMAN, V.K.BHAVAN, ARAYOOR.P.O., CHENKAL, MANAGING PARTNER, V.K.STEEL HOUSE, UDIYANKULANGARA, KOLLAYIL, DHANUVACHAPURAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.LIJU.V.STEPHEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER LABOUR OFFICE, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 17993 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the managing partner of M/s.V.K.Steel House, Thiruvananthapuram, a dealer in iron, steel and other hardware items. The petitioner has employed three of his workmen as headload workers in his establishment. The area where the establishment is located is a scheme covered area under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978. The petitioner's workmen have submitted Exts.P5 to P7 applications under Rule 26A to get themselves registered as headload workers. The petitioner has forwarded the said applications to the respondent and has followed up the same with a reminder, which is Ext.P9. Though the applications were submitted as early as on 25.1.2010, the petitioner complains that no orders have been passed thereon till date. The petitioner therefore seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of the said applications. The learned Government Pleader has no objection to such a direction being issued. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider Exts.P5 to P7 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN (JUDGE ) vps WPC No. 2 WPC No. 3