IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12874 of 2008 Between: S. Srinivsa Rao S/o. S. Venkataiah South Central Railway Mazdoor Union, & A.C. Mechanic Grade-III, Ticket No.9036, Dy. CEE/Lallaguda, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The General Manager, [Personnel] Rail Nilayam, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. 2 M. Srinivas Rao [T.No.83548, HSK-II] Wireman & Asst. Secretary, Lalaguda Workshop, S.C. Railways, Secunderabad. .....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 an order or orders more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents herein issue the proceedings in Lr.No.P[L]695/1/UNION/Vol.XXIX, dated 28.05.2008 to Dy.CEE/Shops/LGD without following the procedure to terminate the petitioner from the post of Chairman of Union is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and the same is liable to be set-aside, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:D.KANAKA SUNDARY Counsel for the Respondent No.: (SC FOR RAILWAYS)G.S.SANGHI & R.S.MURTHY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.12874 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed assailing the proceedings of the 1st respondent 28.5.2008 alleging that under the said proceedings, the petitioner was terminated from the post of Chairman of South Central Railway Mazdoor Union without following due process of law. Heard both sides. A perusal of the impugned proceedings shows that the same was issued pursuant to the letter dated 27.5.2008 received from the General Secretary of South Central Railway Mazdoor Union informing that in the Executive Committee meeting held on 26.5.2008, the 3 persons named therein were coopted as Chairman, and Assistant Secretaries of the Union in the existing vacancies. While referring to the said letter, the 1st respondent has merely accepted the cooptions and informed the same to all the concerned. Nothing could be pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner to show how the 1st respondent is concerned with the conduct of elections to the South Central Railway Majdoor Union. It is apparent that the 1st respondent has merely endorsed or accepted the elections that were already conducted in the Union. The writ petitioner who claims that he was elected as chairman on 7.9.2006 and entitled to held office for a period of 3 years from 12.9.2006, if aggrieved by the co-options in the meeting held on 26.5.2008, ought to have worked out the appropriate remedy as available under law. The impugned proceedings being only a consequential proceedings of the Management, this Writ Petition is misconceived and accordingly the same is hereby dismissed. No costs. _______________ Justice G.Rohini Date:16.07.2009 Mrb