HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.24964 of 2007 Dated: February 11, 2008 Between: Employees of Teamasia Lakhi Semi Conductors Ltd., IDA, Patancheru, Medak District, rep. by its Honourary President P.J. Gopal. … Petitioner And Presiding Officer, Labour court-cum-Industrial Tribunal, Hyderabad-1, Chandra Vihar, M.J. Road, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed by employees of Teamasia Lakhi Semi Conductors Ltd., represented by its President, seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not paying wages to the tune of Rs.1,13,97,275.40 to them as per the award dated 11-12-2006, passed by the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad in I.D.No.21/2004 and H.P.47/2004, as arbitrary and illegal. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Labour appearing for the first respondent. 3. Teamasia Lakhi Semi Conductors Employees Union filed M.P.No.47 of 2004 before the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad under Section 33-C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act to recover wages amounting to Rs.85,90,196/-, due to them, from the Management. The Management filed a memo before the labour court on 14-10-2005 stating that the company is under liquidation and is ordered to be wound up by the company court in C.P.No.178/2003 vide order dated 12-07-2004 and a liquidator is appointed. The liquidator has also filed a memo stating that the said company is wound up and its assets have already been taken possession of. 4. It is not in dispute that the third respondent company, i.e. Teamasia Semiconductors Ltd., has been ordered to be wound up by this court in C.P.No.178/2003 by order dated 12-07-2004 and the official liquidator has also filed a memo before the labour court stating that the assets of the company have been taken possession of. In view of the provisions under the Companies Act, 1956, particularly under Sections 528, 529 and 530, if there is any claim, a claim petition has to be filed before the official liquidator, who is empowered to determine the claims, and no directions by way of Mandamus can be issued at this stage. 5. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed keeping open to the petitioner to avail remedies open under law. No order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. February 11, 2008 MRR