Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL MONDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 23RD KARTHIKA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 36397 OF 2022 PETITIONER:
PRASAD, AGED 52 YEARS S/O SUKUMARAN, RESIDING IN THE ADDRESS P J HOUSE, BLOCK NO 141, VENGODE, KUDAVOOR PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695313.
BY ADV G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695001.
2 THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, P M G THIRUVANANTHAPURAM P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695001.
3 THE ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, 2ND CIRCLE, KAZHAKOOTAM PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT- 695 582.
GP SRI JIMMY GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.11.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 36397 OF 2022 2 JUDGMENT Petitioner is stated to have filed an appeal before the 2nd respondent ie., District Labour Officer against the order dated 22.09.2022 Ext.P6 of Assistant Labour Officer denying the registration of the employees as headload workers.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner confines his prayer for expeditious disposal of the appeal.
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Issue notice before admission. Learned Government Pleader submits that the respondents are not averse in considering the appeal.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, I dispose of the writ petition by issuing direction to the respondent No.2 to take a call on the appeal Ext.P7 dated 26.10.2022 as expeditiously as possible within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment.
Sd/- AMIT RAWAL JUDGE nak
WP(C) NO. 36397 OF 2022 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 36397/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION AND CONNECTED RECORDS WITH THE COVERING LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PROPRIETOR BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 20.7.22 AND RECEIVED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT ON 25.7.22.
Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED IN W PO NO 23866 OF 20 DATED 16.12.20 BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.
Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN THE NAME OF THE "NAHLAS GRANT HYPER MART" ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE GST DATED 30.5.22.
Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE ANDOORKONAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 25.6.22.
Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE SITE APPROVAL AND BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED BY THE ANDOORKONAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 2.7.22.
Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 22.9.22.
Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND OTHERS BEFORE THE SECOND RESPONDENT DATED 26.10.22 AN ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT BY THIS HON'BLE COURT REPORTED IN 2022 (2) KHC PAGE 27 DATED 3.1.22.