IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN &

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.

TH MONDAY, THE 19 DAY OF MAY 2025 / 29TH VAISAKHA, 1947 WA NO. 262 OF 2025 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 24.01.2025 IN WP(C) NO.11745 OF

2024 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANT/PETITIONER:

THE MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD MATHRUBHOOMI BUILDING, K.P. KESHAVA MENON ROAD, KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, M.V. SHREYAMS KUMAR, PIN - 673001 BY ADVS.

P.RAMAKRISHNAN ASHOK MENON C.ANIL KUMAR GOKUL KRISHNA MANOJKUMAR G.

PRATAP ABRAHAM VARGHESE PREETHI RAMAKRISHNAN (P-212)

RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 THE GENERAL SECRETARY, KERALA UNION OF WORKING JOURNALISTS, KESARI BUILDING, PULIMOOD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695001.

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2 INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE, CIVIL STATION, ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE, PIN 673020.

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OTHER PRESENT:

SRI. T. K. VIPINDAS, SR. GP THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.02.2025, THE COURT ON 19.05.2025 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

Muralee Krishna, J.

This writ appeal is filed under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958, by the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.11745 of 2024. The writ petition was fil