THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.548 of 2004 ORDER: Wardhannapet Agricultural Market Committee, respondent No.5 herein has arranged the security for its market yard through a Labour Contractor, who, in turn, was arranging the security personnel from time to time. The petitioners claim to have been engaged as Security Guards by the Royal Industrial Security Services, respondent No.6 herein, for some time to work in respondent No.5 Market Committee. This writ petition is filed with a prayer to direct respondent No.5 to pay wages at the rates specified in the Government Notification, dated 26.11.2002, namely Rs.2,200/- per month. During the pendency of the writ petition, the Government is said to have sanctioned certain posts in respondent No.5 Market Committee. They also pray for regularization of their services in respondent No.5 Market Committee. An application is filed with a prayer to amend the prayer in the writ petition to the effect that the case of the petitioners be considered against the newly sanctioned posts. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. Even on the showing of the petitioners, they have been engaged as Contract Labour by respondent No.6 to work in respondent No.5 Market Committee. The contract between respondent Nos.5 and 6 would provide for a number of persons to be engaged as well as the amount to be paid therefor. The obligation to pay the wages would be basically upon respondent No.6. It is only when the wages agreed to between the petitioners and respondent No.6 are not paid that any responsibility would arise against respondent No.5. Further, the concept of regularization of contractual employees is somewhat unknown, except where the principal employer takes a decision for that purpose. This Court cannot direct a principal employer to regularize the services of the Contract Labour. Several anomalies would arise. For example, if a Labour Contractor is changed each year and on every occasion new set of persons are engaged, it would become difficult to absorb anyone. The reason is that as against limited number of posts, large number of persons whose ability, qualifications, etc., are not verified by the principal employer, have to be absorbed. At any rate, in case the petitioners have any right to seek redressal, they have to approach the Labour Court. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to work out their remedies by approaching the Labour Court. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:21.10.2010. kdl