HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.NO.1940 OF 2002 Dt.30.9.2010 Between: T.P.Giridhar ..Petitioner And Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Rep. by its Executive Officer, Tirupati and another ..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.NO.1940 OF 2002 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel appearing for both the parties. It is the case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Binder on daily wages in the year 1980 and worked for about 1 ½ years up to 1982 and thereafter he worked with short break and while so he received memo dated 26.5.1982 from the office of the Executive Officer, T.T. Devasthanams, Tirupati, stating that his appointment was purely temporary and liable to be terminated without prior notice and without assigning any reasons and get the work in the binding section completed before 30.6.1982 so as to dispense with the service of the petitioner who was appointed purely for completing the arrears work in binding section. According to the petitioner, he worked more than 240 days. But, the petitioner could not place any material and having worked not less than 240 days. Therefore, the petitioner filed I.D.No.150 of 1997 on the file of the Chairman-cum-Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Anantapur, seeking the relief of reinstatement with continuity of service, back wages and all other attendant benefits. The Tribunal dismissed the said I.D. by order, dated 27.9.2001. Aggrieved by the same, this writ petition has been filed contending that the I.D. was dismissed on the ground that the original letter dated 1.9.1995 issued by the Press Manager, T.T.Devasthanams, has not been produced. Counter affidavit has been filed stating that the petitioner never worked for a period of 240 days continuously and the Tribunal having considered the entire material on record disbelieved the version of the petitioner and therefore the petitioner is not entitled for reinstatement with continuity of service. It is stated that the petitioner was engaged for about 2 to 2 ½ months depending upon the seasonal works such as printing of calendar and panchangam for assisting the regular employees and soon after the completion of the seasonal work, the services of the petitioner came to an end by afflux of time and the petitioner did not complete continuous service of 240 days in a year. The copy of the letter, dated 1.9.1995, indicates that the petitioner worked for various spells for a month or two, but he has not worked for a continuous period of 240 days. It is stated that the original letter of the same has not been produced. Therefore, the Tribunal was not acted upon the said letter. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that the Tribunal has rightly held that the petitioner did not complete continuous service of 240 days in a year and he was engaged on daily wages from time to time. Therefore, petitioner is not entitled for any relief in the writ petition. The writ petition is without any merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. 30.9.2010 kpr