IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5507 of 2008 Between: 1 Singanreni Collieries Company Employees Union (Affiliated to CITU), bearing Registration No.E-171 Bhoopalpally, Warangal District, rep.by its Secretary Sri Bangaru Sarangapani, S/o.Sailu, aged about 44 years Occ:Employee, R/o.Bhoopalpally, Warangal District 2 P.Chakrapani S/o.Venkta Narsaiah Ec.No.0440226, R/o.Bhoopalpally, Warangal District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Kothagudem, Khammam District 2 The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, rep. by its General Manager, Bhoopalpally Area, Bhoopalpally, Warangal District 3 The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, rep.by its Deputy General Manager(Personnel), Bhoopalpally Area, Warangal District .....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 particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not allotting the quarters to the senior employees as per seniority list and allotting the quarters to the juniors as illegal, unjust, contrary to law arbitrary, discriminatory amounts to unfair labour practice and violative of Articles, 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and grant all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.NANDIGAM KRISHNA RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: The first petitioner is an Employees Union and the second petitioner is a workman. They approached this Court complaining that the respondents are not following the prescribed procedure in the matter of allotment of residential quarters. It is stated that the respondents have prepared guidelines, according to which, the seniority of an employee in the concerned category shall be the basis for the allotment of quarters. It is alleged that the respondents are allotting quarters to several juniors. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. It is not in dispute that according to the Rules/guidelines, the seniority of an employee in the concerned category shall be the basis for allotment of residential quarters. As long as the said guidelines are in force, the respondents cannot deviate from the same. Therefore, without going into the individual particulars, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to strictly follow the seniority of the employees in the relevant category, in the matter of allotment of quarters. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Dt.25.03.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ To 1.2CD copies