HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.21194 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is a registered contract labour union. It has been taken up the cause of contract labour engaged in various establishments of the Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited-3rd respondent, more particularly, Meter Readers-cum-Spot Billing Workers, Shift Operators and other personnel of lower category. The petitioner Union has been agitating for absorption of the contract labour working as Meter Readers-cum-Spot Billing Workers etc. The petitioner Union approached the 1st respondent with an application dated 11.02.2011 with a prayer to cause determination, as to whether the various events mentioned in the representation viz., the activities under taken by the contract labour, constitute core activity, within the meaning of Section 2 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, (for short, ‘the Act’) as amended by Andhra Pradesh Act 10 of 2003. The grievance of the petitioner Union is that though the subject matter of its representation would govern the provisions of the said enactment, the 1st respondent has not been taken any steps on the representation. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner Union and learned Government Pleader for Labour appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent. 3. The Act prohibits the engagement of contract labour in certain activities. The A.P. State Legislature, in turn, had enacted Act 10 of 2003, prescribing the procedure for determination of ‘core activities’ of an establishment. The 2nd respondent is constituted as an authority, for determination of such questions. Depending on the determination of the nature of activities, carried out in an establishment, the competent authority has to ensure that no core activity is undertaken, by engaging contract labour. That, in turn, would lead, either to regularization of the contract labour, or imposition of ban on such activities. 4. Since the representation of the petitioner Union is stated to be pending before the 1st respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent to consider the representation dated 11.02.2011 submitted by the petitioner Union and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 28th July 2011 kvr