IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO : 19806 of 1994 Between: Kattamuri Venkata Ratnam, S/o. Late Narayana Murhty. R/o. Rajendra Prasad Street, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam. PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Managar, State Bank of India, Regional Office, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Bhemmunipatnam, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner as Messenger in regular vacancies that exist or will arise soon for the post of Messenger in the 3rd respondent Branch at Bheemunipatnam or at any other branch within the jurisdiction of the 1st or 2nd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.S.R.SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3 : MR.B.G.RAVINDRA REDDY The Court made the following : O R D E R: The matter relates to regularization of services of the petitioner. Inasmuch as the petitioner is entitled to raise an industrial dispute before the Industrial Tribunal. It would not be appropriate to decide the same in this Writ Petition. Since sufficient remedy is available under the Industrial Disputes Act, this Writ Petition is dismissed. However, it does not preclude the petitioner from raising the industrial dispute, if he so chooses. --------------------------- 29.07.2004 CHV/DRK (P.T.O.) Copy to: 1 The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Managar, State Bank of India, Regional Office, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Bhemmunipatnam, Visakhapatnam. 4. Two CD copies.