IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 13^TH DAY OF APRIL 2022/23RD CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 26852 OF 2021 PETITIONER:

KADATHANAD LABOUR CONTRACT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NUT STREET, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE - 673 104.

BY ADVS.

M.A.AUGUSTINE A.R.NIMOD RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2 THE KERALA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PUBLIC OFFICE COMPLEX, MUSEUM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.

3 FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA - 695 001.

4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA - 695 001.

5 THE CHIEF ENGINEER KERALA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE COMPLEX, MUSEUM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695

033.

SRI.K.V.MANOJKUMAR, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13.04.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).27136/2021, 27534/2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 13^TH DAY OF APRIL 2022/23RD CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 27136 OF 2021 PETITIONER:

NELLIKKAPARAMBA LABOUR CONTRACT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O.

NELLIKKAPARAMBA, MUKKOM, KOZHIKODE-673 602.

BY ADVS.

A.R.NIMOD M.A.AUGUSTINE RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2 THE KERALA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PUBLIC OFFICE COMPLEX, MUSEUM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

3 FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, 695 001.

4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, 695 001.

5 THE CHIEF ENGINEER KERALA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE COMPLEX, MUSEUM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

BY SRI.K.V.MANOJKUMAR, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13.04.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).26852/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 13^TH DAY OF APRIL 2022/23RD CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 27534 OF 2021 PETITIONER:

KAIRALI LABOUR CONTRACT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD A-1236, MANKANKUZHY, MANKANKUZHY P.O., MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT K. SASI.

BY ADV K.N.RADHAKRISHNAN(THIRUVALLA)

RESPONDENTS:

1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.

2 THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.

3 ASSISTANT ENGINEER, THE VENMONY GRAMA PANCHAYATH VENMONY P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 689 509.

4 THE VENMONY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VENMONY P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT , REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY 689 509.

BY ADV MANOJ RAMASWAMY SRI.K.V.MANOJKUMAR, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13.04.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).26852/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

N. NAGARESH, J.

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W.P.(C) Nos.26852, 27136 and 27534 of 2021 `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

Dated this the 13<sup>th</sup> day of April, 2022

J U D G M E N T

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The petitioners are aggrieved by the shortsighted implementation of the online portal dealing with the registration/renewal of licences issued to the PWD Contractors, due to which the petitioners who are Labour Contract Co-operative Societies are unable to renew their licences, which in turn prevent the petitioners from participating in tender process