IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15271 of 1999 Between: The Rajahmundry Wholesale Cloth Merchants Association, Redg.No.155/63, Rajamundry, E.G. District. Rep. by its President B.Rama Chandra Rao. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Special Chief Secretary, Labour, Employment, Training & Factories Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Labour, RTC 'X' Roads, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue, a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of mandamus, directing the respondents, not to act on the notification issued by the second respondent in his proceedings No.J2/5000/97-7, dated. 1-4-99, which was published in the A.P. Gazette Part-1 extraordinary dated 1-4-99, declaring, that for the purpose of fixation and payment of minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Consumer Price Index numbers as were determined by the half year ending December'98 cannot be implemented prospectively from 1-4-99 due to several change of circumstances such as the fall of inflation, that in order to fix minimum wages, there should be a flesh assessment of the cost of living index Nos. as on the proposed date of implementation in accordance with law, that the application of cost of living index Nos. that were fixed for Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad even to a small town Rajahmundry, is unrealistic, unreasonable and unjust, that therefore, the implementation of the said notification to Rajahmundry, and that too with effect from 1-4-99 in highly arbitrary, contrary to law, violative of fundamental rights, and the principles of natural justice,. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.PRASAD RAO (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.15271 of 1999 ORDER: Today, when the matter is called, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY 13th August, 2008 IBL