IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 20835 of 2008 Between: V.Prakash Rao S/o.V.Prabhu Das R/o.D.No.5-112-A, Lambadi Peta, Tadepalli, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Hindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd., Jemshedji Tata Road, P.B. No.11041, Mumbai. 2 Hindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd., Rep. by its General Manager, having its Office at Thalumuthu Natarajan Building, IV Floor, Gandhi Irwin Road, P.B. No. 3045, Madras. 3 The Regional Manager, Hindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd., P.B. No.5-130/1, Sabastion Road, Secunderabad. 4 The Chief Instalation Manager, Hindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd., Vijayawada Terminal Kondapally, Krishna District. 5 Central Assistant Labour Commissioner, Vijayawada. 6 The Regional Central Labour Commissioner, Hymaithnagar, Hyderabad. 7 Union of India, rep. by Secretary, Ministry of Labour, New Delhi. 8 The Chairman Central Advisory Board (On Contract Labour) Government of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 8th respondent in not considering the representation dated 24.2.2008 submitted by the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary violative of principle of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and consequently seeking a direction to direct the 8th respondent to consider and dispose of the representation dated 24.2.2008 in accordance with law are else the petitioner herein will be put to irreparable loss and hardship. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20835 OF 2008 ORDER: Heard both sides. According to the petitioner, he has been working as Office Worker on contract basis in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, at Vijayawada Terminal, Kondapally, Krishna District, since 1992. His grievance is that he ﬁled a representation, dated 24.02.2008, before the 8th respondent- Chairman, Central Advisory Board (On Contract Labour), Government of India, seeking abolition of contract labour system in the respondent Corporation and for absorption of his services in the respondent Corporation as General Workman/Oﬃce Assistant, but the same is not yet considered and no orders have been passed thereon till date. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 8th respondent- Chairman, Central Advisory Board (On Contract Labour), Government of India, is directed to consider the representation, dated 24.02.2008, purported to have been submitted by the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 24th September, 2008. IBL