IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 15067 of 2001 Between: Jantha Port & Dock Employeea Unio, rep by its General Secretary Sri K.P.Naidu S/o Peda Adiyya, D-344/77, Door No.21-30/18, Puja Junction, Changralrao Pet, Visakhaptnam-530 001. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Visakhaptanam Port Trust, Rep by its Chairman, Visakhaptnam Port Trust, Visakhaptnam. 2 The Govt of India, Minister of Labour, Rep by its Secretary, Shramsakthi Bhavan, New Delhi. 3 The Asst Labour Commissioner (central), Minister of Labour, Govt of India, Visakhapatnam. 4 The Chief Medical Officer, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. .....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 to issue an order direction or wirt particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in inventing tenders vide tender notice No.S/MED/CONTRACT/2001 DT 5-4-2001 & Tender Notice No.S/MED/UKM/01 DT 25-6-2001 for engament of contract labour in 4 zones of Visp Port Trust is illegal & contrary Labour ( Regulation & Abiolition ) Act 1970 & consequently labour in violatin of ministery of Labour notification No.S.No.776 (E) dt 9- 12-1976 and So No.319 (E) dt 8-5-1981 Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner represented that the matter in this writ petition has become infructuous. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. __________________ DR. G. YETHIRAJULU, J Date:27-02-2008 YCR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Chairman, Visakhaptanam Port Trust, Visakhaptnam Port Trust, Visakhaptnam. 2 The Secretary, Govt of India, Minister of Labour, Shramsakthi Bhavan, New Delhi. 3 The Asst Labour Commissioner (central), Minister of Labour, Govt of India, Visakhapatnam. 4 The Chief Medical Officer, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. 5 2CD copies.