THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 3228 of 2007 Dated: 06.10.2007 Between: Ship Building Centre Civilian Employees Union, rep. by its General Secretary Mr. E. Srinivasa Rao. ..Petitioner. and Government of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, rep. by its Secretary and others. ..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.3228 of 2007 ORDER: Heard both the counsel. 2. This Court issued rule nisi on 20.02.2007. 3. This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not granting recognition of the petitioner union in terms of the office memorandum No.14(4)/93(D)/JCM, dated 06.09.1995 as amended from time to time, as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to recognize the petitioner union in terms of the rules framed for recognition of the Union workmen employed in the Ministry of Defence installation in term of office memorandum No.14(4)/93(D)JCM dt. 06.09.1995 as amended from time to time. 4. The General Secretary of the petitioner union had sworn to the affidavit filed in support of the affidavit. Several facts had been narrated in detail in paras 2 to 10 of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. It is stated that the petitioner made representations dated 04.05.2001 and 17.10.2006 and despite repeated requests, the 4th respondent is not considering and disposing of the said representations in accordance with law. 5. Without going into the other factual details, which had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the 4th respondent-Project Director, Ship Building Centre (SBC) Government of India, Visakhapatnam is hereby directed to consider and dispose of the representations dated 04.05.2001 and 17.10.2006 in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly with the above direction. No order as to costs. _________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J Dated: 06.10.2007 sj