THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY DATED: 12-09-2005 WRIT PETITION No.19314 OF 2005 Between: A.P. Genco Diploma Engineers Association . . .Petitioner And The A.P. Power Generation Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, and another . . .Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19314 OF 2005 O R D E R: The petitioner claims to be a registered trade union of Diploma Engineers functioning in the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited. Its grievance is that the respondents are not according the same treatment to it, as is extended to various other trade unions. The petitioner states that it submitted a representation on 28-06-2005 narrating its grievance to the first respondent. The first respondent has not taken any steps so far, and appropriate directions are sought for in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Each organization has its own procedure in the matter of recognizing trade unions and extending various benefits. The petitioner states that the first respondent itself has extended various benefits to a number of trade unions representing different categories of workers employed in it. The question as to whether the petitioner fits into the criteria adopted by the first respondent in the matter of recognition and extension of benefits to the trade unions, cannot be decided by this Court at this stage. As of now, the petitioner is not extended any benefit such as provision of place for office etc. The petitioner had already submitted a representation in this regard. The first respondent cannot keep the same pending indefinitely. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the first respondent to take appropriate action or pass appropriate orders on the representation, dated 28- 06-2005, submitted by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _________________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 12th SEPTEMBER, 2005. kvni