IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 36963 of 1998 Between: The Depot Manager, APSRTC., Zahirabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Sri P. Venkatesham, C/o. M. Mahadeva Sastry H.No. 5-32, Dilsukhnagr, Hyderabad. Dismissed for default vide court order dt. 4/4/03. 2 The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-II, A.P. 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 will be pleased to to call for the records relating to the award in ID.No. 500 of 1992 dated 2.5.1997 on the file of the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad and quash the same as arbitrary, illegal by way of issue of writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order or orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following Order: This writ petition is filed by the Depot Manager-A.P.S.R.T.C., aggrieved by the award of the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad, in I.D.No.500 of 1992 (old I.D.No.126 of 1992) dated 02-05-1997. The first respondent in the writ petition is the workman, who invoked the jurisdiction of the Labour Court under Section 2-A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The second respondent is the Presiding Officer of the Labour Court, who is merely a proforma party. The writ petition was dismissed for default as against the first respondent vide Court order dated 04-04-2003. Inasmuch as the second respondent is merely a proforma party and since the writ petition has already been dismissed against the first respondent, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed against the second respondent also. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. ______________ 02-04-2008 usd To 1 The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-II, A.P. Hyderabad. 2 Two CD copies