THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.9438 of 2010 Dated: 29.06.2010 Between: V.M.C. Contract Workers and Labour Union, Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam, Rep. by its President M. Anandarao. … Petitioner. And State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Principal Secretary to Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not paying minimum wages to the contract workers engaged in services of water supply division as per G.O.Ms. No.6, dated 18.08.2009, issued by the 2nd respondent and the consequential proceedings in letter Roc.No.1994/2007-M1, dated 29.03.2010, addressed by the 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and Minimum Wages Act. It appears, the members of the petitioner-Union are contract workers in water supply Division of the 3rd respondent. According to the petitioner, since their members were not being paid minimum wages as per G.O.Ms.No.6, dated 18.08.2009, issued by the 2nd respondent, a representation was submitted on 08.04.2010 to the Mayor, Greater Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam, in that regard. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the issuance of G.O.Ms.No.6 dated 18.08.2009 by the Government, fixing the minimum wage rates payable to the Contract workers, and various authorities recommending to extend the benefit of minimum wages to the contract workers engaged in water supply division, the respondents are not paying minimum wages to its contract workers engaged in water supply division as per the said G.O. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondents are directed to implement G.O.Ms.No.6, dated 18.08.2009, as recommended by the 4th respondent in his letter dated 29.03.2010, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and, for any reason, if G.O.Ms.No.6 dated 18.08.009 is not implemented, the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Visakhapatnam is directed to take appropriate action as per law within a period of two weeks thereafter. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 29.06.2010 Note: Issue CC in one week B/o v v