THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18968 of 1997 Dated: 02.03.2007 Between: Dr. P.S.N. Murthy … Petitioner AND The Authority under Minimum Wages Act & Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Circle-II, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad & another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18968 of 1997 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed questioning the order passed by the authority under the Minimum Wages Act and Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Circle-II, Ranga Reddy District in M.W. No.19 of 1996 dated 09.07.1997 whereby it directed payment of compensation to seven workmen for delayed payment of minimum wages. At the hearing of the case, it is noticed that the seven workmen to whom the compensation has been awarded are not made parties to this writ petition. In their absence the lis cannot be adjudicated, as the interest of these seven workmen is likely to be affected. Sri G. Vidyasagar, learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore fairly submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition if he is so advised, making the seven workmen as parties to the writ petition. Accepting his request the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition. No costs. It is needless to observe that the ground of delay or laches shall not be available to any of the parties contesting the proposed writ petition, provided, the writ petition is filed within a period of six weeks from today. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 02.03.2007 ES