IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU Taken up WRIT PETITION No.75 of 2001 Between: Bandari Satyanarayana, State General Secretary, Singereni Collieries Employees Council, Gandhi Nagar, Godavari Khani Karimnagar District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Labour Govt. of A.P. Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector Karimnagar District Karimnagar 3 The Principal Secretary Labour Department Govt. of A.P Hyderabad 4 The General Manager, Singareni Colleries Company Ltd ., Godavari Khani, Karimnagar District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the petition dated 03-12-2000 sent by the petitioner herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order, direction or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents herein to provide minimum basic facilities and working hours as per Government rules and also to implement payment of minimum wages of the contract workers working under the contractor, namely, Sri G.Subba Rao and to pass such order or further orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner :PETITION Counsel for the Respondents: Govt. Pleader for Labour. Mr.K.SRINIVASAMURTHY The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) A letter addressed by the Secretary of the Singareni Collieries Employees Council was registered as taken up matter in which it was complained that contractor one Subba Rao, who is engaged in removal of overburdened soil in open cast-2 of Singareni Collieries Limited, had deployed nearly 1,100 workers, who were not being provided facilities as prescribed by the Central Labour Act. As a matter of fact, the letter addressed to the District and Sessions Judge, Karimnagar, which in turn was registered as writ petition makes grievance for which redressal could be obtained by the petitioner or affected employees by resorting to the provision of the labour laws before the competent authorities. Without any further direction, we close this petition. ________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J 09-08-2004 bsc To 1 The Commissioner of Labour Govt. of A.P. Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector Karimnagar District Karimnagar 3 The Principal Secretary Labour Department Govt. of A.P Hyderabad 4 The General Manager, Singareni Colleries Company Ltd ., Godavari Khani, Karimnagar District. 5. The Officer concerned, Public Interest Litigation Cell, High court buildings, Hyderabad. 6. 2 CCs to Govt. Pleader for Labour, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 7. 2 CD copies