IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 11983 of 1999 Between: 1 Ramagiri Gold Workers Union Yeppanana Mines, Ramagiri Post, Via Dharmavaram, Ananthapur Dist, Rep by its President Sri Partila Ravindra, S/o Parta;a Sree Ramulu, aged 39yrs, Venkatapuram Village, Ramagiri Mandal, Anantapur Dist. 2 Ramagiri Gold Workers Union Yeppanana Mines, Ramagiri Post, Via Dharmavaram, Ananthapur Dist, Rep by its Secretary P.J.Gajendran, S/o Late P.Jambulingam, Aged 42yrs Dhamavaram, Anantapur Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Bharat Gold Mines Ltd., Rep byits Dy.General Manager (Personnal), regd off "Swarna Bhavan"Oorugum Post, Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka. 2 Bharat Gold Mines Ltd., Rep by its Manager, Yeppamana Mine, Ramagirir Mandal, Karnataka. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the proceedings of the R1 issued in Ref.No. PD/PM/RGMWLI/99-2000/463 DT 18-5-99 as illegal, arbitrary & contrary to the provisions of sec 25M of the industrial disputes act & consequently direct the respondents to give all the benefits to the members of the petitioners union Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: MR.V.RAJAGOPAL REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the proceedings of the first respondent issued in Reference No.PD/PM/RGMWU/99-2000/468 dated 18.5.1999 as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the provisions of Section 25-M of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. By the impugned letter dated 18th May 1999, it was informed to the petitioners-Union that as the power supply by APSEB was disconnected at Yeppamana Mine, all the employees were laid off at Yeppamana Mine, except essential service personnel required for pumping operations. Further, with a view to provide alternative employment, the employees are posted to work at K.G.F/Chigaragunta Mine to the extent required. While admitting the writ petition on 30.7.1999, interim suspension of the impugned order was granted. Now it is more than nine years, since the writ petition is pending, therefore, I am of the opinion that no fruitful purpose would be served by going into the merits and demerits of the impugned order passed by the respondents. In view of the said interim order, no further orders are necessary in the writ petition, at this length of time and therefore, the writ petition is liable to be closed. The writ petition is, accordingly, closed. No costs. _________ 14-03-2008 rkk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Bharat Gold Mines Ltd., Rep byits Dy.General Manager (Personnal), regd off "Swarna Bhavan"Oorugum Post, Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka. 2 Bharat Gold Mines Ltd., Rep by its Manager, Yeppamana Mine, Ramagirir Mandal, Karnataka. 3.2CD copies