Kerala State Electricity Board v. The Labour Commissioner
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH 2015/28TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 7800 of 2015 (Y) --------------------------- PETITIONER -------------------------- KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD KARAR THOZHILALI FEDERATION , JAYA VIHAR, TC 25/2787 (4), AMBUJA VILASAM ROAD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS ORGANISING SECRETARY S.ANIL KUMAR, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O.SADASIVAN PILLAI, SANTHA VILASAM, KANNANKARAM, ARUVIKARA P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 564.
BY ADVS.SRI.B.ASHOK SHENOY SMT.C.G.PREETHA SRI.K.V.GEORGE SRI.P.N.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR SRI.P.S.GIREESH RESPONDENTS:
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1. THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER THOZHIL BHAVAN, LAW COLLEGE ROAD, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033.
2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN PATTOM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 004.
R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. R. RANJITH R BY SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 7800 of 2015 (Y) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1.
COPY OF CHARTER OF DEMANDS DATED 16.10.2013 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO 2ND RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2.
COPY OF POSTAL RECEIPT DATED 19.10.13 ISSUED BY TRIVANDRUM GPO TO PETITIONER.
EXHIBIT P3.
COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 5.5.14 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO IST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P4 . COPY OF POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT DATED 9.5.14 SIGNED BY IST RESPONDENT WITH DATED SEAL.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL TRUE COPY P.A TO JUDGE SMM
K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.
................................................. . W.P.C. No.7800 of 2015 .............................................. Dated this the 19th day of March, 2015.
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner, trade union of employees of the second respondent board is before this Court seeking initiation of conciliation proceedings as per Ext.P3. The claim was raised before the first respondent as early as on May 2014. It is submitted that nothing has been done on the same till now.
In such circumstances, the first respondent is directed to initiate conciliation proceedings as per the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. The parties shall suffer their respective costs. The writ petition is disposed of.
K. VINOD CHANDRAN.
JUDGE smm