IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN FRIDAY, THE 21^ST DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 30TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 11640 OF 2025 PETITIONER:

SAJIDHA, AGED 51 YEARS W/O. MUHAMMED BASHEER, PARTNER OF SBJ ASSOCIATES, NO.14/1551 H, FIDA ZAHRA ARCADE, THRISSUR DISTRICT, THRISSUR, RESIDING 470 AREEKARA HOUSE, ELITE GARDENS, MUTHUVARA, PUZHAKKAL, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT,, PIN -

680553 BY ADVS.

K.ANAND GOWRI MENON NANDHANA T.B.

ARCHANA N.

RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER MINI CIVIL STATION KUNNAMKULAM THRISSUR, PIN - 680503

3 DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT LABOUR LABOUR OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, THRISSUR, PIN – 680001 R BY GP SMT.SHEEJA C.S.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the partner of a partnership firm by name 'SBJ Associates', which is dealing with electronic and home appliances. Four workers of the petitioner, who claim to be the attached workers, had preferred Exts.P1 to P4 applications for registration before the 2^nd respondent under Rule 26A of the Kerala Head Load Workers Rules, 1981 (for short 'the Rules'). The limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the 2^nd respondent to consider Exts.P1 to P4 applications, expeditiously.

2. Heard Sri.Anand K., the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents.

3. In the facts and circumstances of the case and having considered the submissions made across the Bar, there will be a direction to the 2^nd respondent to consider Exts.P1 to P4 applications under Rule 26A of the Rules, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/-

MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE SB APPENDIX PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION SUBMITTED UNDER RULE 26 A IN RESPECT OF RANJAN NAIK DATED 30/11/2024 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION SUBMITTED UNDER RULE 26 A IN RESPECT OF SHIBIN XAVIER DATED 30/11/2024 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION SUBMITTED UNDER RULE 26 A IN RESPECT OF AKSHAYA KUMAR KB DATED

14/03/2025 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION SUBMITTED UNDER RULE 26 A IN RESPECT OF K AMRUTHESH DATED 14/03/2025