IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 26550 of 2009(K)
1. MANI, AGED 34 YEARS,S/O.VELUYADHAN,
... Petitioner
2. MOHAMMED.K.P,AGED 46 YEARS,S/O.KONCHAN,
3. BABU.P.K,AGED 38 YEARS,S/O.KONCHAN,
4. SHIVADASAN.N.S,AGED 37 YEARS,
5. DIVAKARAN.K.G,AGED 42 YEARS,S/O.GOVINDAN
6. SATHISH KUMAR.G,AGED 37 YEARS,
7. ABDUL LATHEEF.A,AGED 36 YEARS,
8. RASHEED.T.M,AGED 32 YEARS,S/O.MOOSA,
9. PRAKASHAN.P.K,AGED 32 YEARS,S/O.KONCHAN,
10. SHARAFUDHEEN.T.P,AGED 26 YEARS,
11. SURESH BABU.M.D,AGED 32 YEARS,
12. PRAKASH BABU.C.S,AGED 38 YEARS,
Vs
1. THE ASST.LABOUR OFFICER,LABOUR OFFICE,
... Respondent
2. THE SECRETARY,WAYNAD DISTRICT TIMBER
For Petitioner :SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR
For Respondent :SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN
Dated :05/10/2009
O R D E R
S.SIRI JAGAN, J.
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W.P(C).No.26550 of 2009
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Dated this the 5th day of October, 2009
J U D G M E N T
The petitioners claim to be headload workers. They have filed
Exts.P1 to P12 applications under Rule 26A of the Kerala Headload
Workers Rules for registration as headload workers. Additional
respondents 3 to 13 submit that they are existing workers in the area,
which is a scheme covered area and in view of the decision in Jnana
Prakasam v. Natarajan [2002 (1) KLT 39], they are also entitled to
be heard while considering the applications submitted by the
petitioners.
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 1st respondent to consider and pass
orders on Exts.P1 to P12 applications in accordance with Rule 26A of
the Kerala Headload Workers Rules, after affording an opportunity of
being heard to additional respondents 3 to 13 also in addition to the
persons mentioned in Rule 26A. Orders shall be passed on Exts.P1 to
P12 applications as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one
month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.
Sd/-
sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE
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