IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4860 of 1999 Between: Bolisetty Venkata Rama Rao Naidu, S/o Narasimha Rao, Evaporator Section of Soda Recovery Department of Andhra Pradesh paper Mills Ltd., Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd., represented by its Senior Manager (P&A), Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the oﬃce Order dated 27th February, 1999 issued in Reference No.AP/TO(ESTT)/99 by the respondent herein as unfair, unjust, arbitrary and unfair labour practice and illegal after calling for the records and pass Counsel for Petitioner: MR.PRATTIPATI VENKATESWARLU Counsel for respondent: Sri V. Srinivas ORDER: The petitioner, who was working as Assistant Evaporator Operator, in the Soda Recovery Department of A.P. Paper Mills Limited, ﬁled this writ petition in the year 1999 questioning the oﬃce order dated 27.02.1999. The petitioner herein was originally appointed as In-plant Trainee in the respondent-Paper Mill, at Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, on 6.03.1979. The services of the petitioner were conﬁrmed as Evaporator Helper on 1.06.1982. He was promoted as Assistant Evaporator Operator on 21.04.1988. By virtue of the impugned order dated 27.02.1999, the designation of the petitioner, i.e, Assistant Evaporator Operator of Soda Recovery Department, is re- designated as Attendent (Rotary Line Kilan). It is stated that the said order is passed in terms of the Minutes of Understanding dated 19.02.1999 arrived at between the recognized Union and the management. Though, the writ petition is of the year 1999, unfortunately, no counter aﬃdavit is ﬁled. Even though it is alleged by the petitioner that the impugned action of respondent would amount to reversion, the particulars of scales of pay of the said posts and the nature and duties attached thereto were not furnished. Learned counsel for the petitioner also failed to make out any case to show that the said re- designation amounts to reversion. In the absence of any counter aﬃdavit by the respondent, it is not possible to examine as to whether the re-designation of the petitioner, as ordered in the impugned proceedings dated 27.02.1999, will amount to reversion. In the aforesaid circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, permitting the petitioner to make a representation in this regard ventilating his grievance, before the Senior Manager (P & A) of the A.P. Paper Mills Limited, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the event of such representation being ﬁled, the respondent authority shall consider the same and communicate the decision taken on such representation, to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. Subject to above directions the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________________ (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J.) 11th August, 2008 Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd., represented by its Senior Manager (P&A), Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 2 2 CD copies.