JUDGMENT

The petitioners have approached this court being aggrieved by the fact that the application for registration in terms of the provisions contained in Rule 26 A of the Kerala Headload Workers Rules , 1981 (hereinafter referred to as the ’Rules') in respect of petitioners 2 to 6, who are stated to be employees of the 1^st petitioner, has been rejected by the original authority through Ext.P7 order dated 07-11-2022. It is stated that though the petitioners filed an appeal against Ext.P7 order, the appeal has also been rejected by Ext.P10 order dated 06-11-2024.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the 1^st petitioner is the Proprietor of an establishment by name 'Puthenpurayil Traders', which is engaged in the wholesale marketing of note books, periodicals, confectioneries, drinking water, soft drinks etc. According to the petitioners since the nature of business engaged by the 1^st petit