THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WPMP.NO.17821 OF 2008 AND W.P.NO.24493 OF 2002 O R D E R Heard the learned Senior Counsel Sri E.Manohar for the writ petitioner – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. and the Standing Counsel for the respondents 1 and 2 – Government of India and also the counsel for the 3rd respondent – the ONGC Contract Workers Union. 2. W.P.M.P.No.17821/2008 is filed by the 3rd respondent – ONGC Contract Workers Union represented by its General Secretary for recording compromise and allow the writ petition in terms of the compromise. 3. The members of the 3rd respondent – ONGC Contract Workers Union raised industrial dispute in I.D.No.175/2002 on the file of the 3rd respondent - Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Hyderabad against the Management of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. – Writ Petitioner for regularization of their services, who are working as Contract Labour. By the impugned proceedings in reference order No.L- 30012/131/98-IR(C-1) dated 30.03.1999 the 1st respondent – Government of India, in view of the powers conferred under clause (d) of Sub-Section (1) of sub-section 2(A) of Section 10 of the Industrial disputes Act, 1947, (14 of 1947) referred to the matter to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Visakhapatnam for adjudication. Challenging the said reference, the Writ Petition is filed. 4. The learned Senior Counsel Sri E.Manohar appearing for the Writ Petitioner – ONGC submitted that in the conciliation proceedings between the 3rd respondent – Union and the management of ONGC – Writ Petitioners, a settlement has been arrived at and as per the settlement, the management has agreed to provide term based employment to the society workers and the further terms of the settlement, are recorded in the minutes of the conciliation proceedings held on 8.1.2008 in file No.8/15/07-ALC.VJA before the Koglorral Commissioner (Central) Hyderabad. It is further stated that in terms of the settlement arrived at between the management and the 3rd respondent – Union, the 3rd respondent – Union has agreed for allowing of the Writ Petition by quashing the reference order of the Central Government dated 30.3.1999 and also the quashing of the ITID.No.175/2002 on the file of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Hyderabad – 2nd respondent and accordingly the 3rd respondent agreed to file a memo to that effect. 5. The 3rd respondent – Union of ONGC Contract Workers filed W.P.M.P.No.1781/2008 to record the terms of compromise and along with the petition, they filed memo of compromise and the copy of the conciliation proceedings held on 8.1.2008. 6. The learned counsel for the 3rd respondent – Union also agreeing with the submissions of the learned senior counsel appearing for the writ petitioner, sought to allow the writ petition in terms of the compromise. 7. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 – Central Government submitted that the Central Government is only a referring authority and as the writ petitioner – Management and the 3rd respondent – Union, have arrived at a settlement, the writ petitioner may be disposed of in terms of the said settlement. 8. In view of the above, W.P.M.P.No.17821/2008 is allowed and the memo of compromise signed by both the parties and also the copy of the conciliation proceedings held on 8.1.2008 between the management of the ONGC and the 3rd respondent – Union of Contract Works, are made part of this order. 9. Accordingly, in view of the above said compromise and submissions of the respective counsel appearing for the parties, without going into the merits of the case, the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 30.03.1999 referring the dispute for adjudication and also I.T.I.D. No.175/2002 on the file of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Hyderabad are quashed and the writ petition is allowed. 10. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. AVS ----------------------------------- 30—06—2008