IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 3552 of 1996 Between: M.Venkateswar Gowd, S/o. M.Balaraju Gowd, Kamareddy, Nizamabad Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Labour Enforcement Officer (Central)Macherial, Nizamabad Dist. 2 The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) and the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act 1948, Hyderabad. .....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 an appropriate Writ,order or direction mostly one which is in the nature of Writ of Mandamous declaring the action of the respondents in initiation of proceedings under the Minimum Wages Act against the petitioner in Application No.39/95 on the file of the First respondent as illegal ,irregular, arbitrary,unjustified,ultravirus,without jurisdiction and unsustainable and quash the same and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VEERA REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.Y.RAMA RAO The Court made the following : O R D E R: Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent and there is no representation. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed for default/non-prosecution. No costs. _____________ 17-11-2004 Mjl/* To 1 The Labour Enforcement Officer (Central)Macherial, Nizamabad Dist. 2 The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) and the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act 1948, Hyderabad. 3. 2 CD copies.