IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO:9399 of 1999 Between: APSTRC, Rep. by its Depot Manager, Tandur Bus Depot, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-III, Chandra Vihar, Hyderabad. 2 T.Chennaiah, C/o Subhas Reddy, Plot No.5-B,Opp:R.R.Dist Court,HUDA Colony, Saroornagar Post,Dilsukhnagar,Hyderabad 500 660 Disd for default as per Court Order dt 21-2-03 as against R2 .....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 issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari by calling for the records from the 1st respondent in I.D.No.145 of 1994 dt:29-8-1998 published in G.O.RT.NO.2334 DT: 28-12-1998 on the file of the Hon'ble Court-III, Hyderabad i.e., 1st respondent herein and quash the Award. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.MADHAVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition was filed questioning the award of the Labour Court, Hyderabad in I.D.No.145 of 1994 dated 29.08.1998. While the first respondent is the Presiding Officer of the Labour Court, the second respondent is the workman who invoked the jurisdiction of the Labour Court, pursuant to which, the impugned award was passed. Since this writ petition has already been dismissed for default as against the second respondent - workman by the Court Order, dated 21.02.2003, more than five years ago, the petition is liable to be dismissed against the first respondent also inasmuch as the first respondent is merely a proforma party-respondent. The writ petition stands dismissed. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 27th FEBRUARY, 2008. kvni ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-III, Chandra Vihar, Hyderabad. 2 .2CD copies