IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 1604 of 2004 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 04/10/2004 in WP No. 16744 OF 2004 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Visakha District Plywood Workers Union, ( Affiliated to CITU-Regd. 1440/95), Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam, rep. by its Secretary K. Sudhakar. ..... APPELLANT AND 1. The Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Asst. Commissioner of Labour, Visakhapatnam. 3. M/s. TRU Woods Pvt. Ltd., Talarivanipalem, Talarivanipalem Village, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: Mr.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for Respondents 1 & 2: GP FOR LABOUR Counsel for Respondent No.3: Mr.C.R.Sridharan The Court made the following : ORAL JUDGMENT: (per The Honourable Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice) In view of the statutory remedy available to the petitioner-appellant, learned Single Judge was justified in relegating the appellant, to the said remedy. We are informed, that, proceedings have already been initiated under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, and, the second respondent is the Conciliation Officer. Needless to add, that, in such like matters, the authority constituted under the Industrial Disputes Act has to act promptly, and, we have no reason to believe, that, the said authority will not act expeditiously and promptly, in accordance with law. The Writ Appeal is dismissed. No costs. _______________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. 24.11.2004. ________________________ M.NARAYANA REDDY, J. VR. To 1.The Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Visakhapatnam. 2.The Asst. Commissioner of Labour, Visakhapatnam. 3. Two CCs to Government Pleader for Labour, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two CD copies.