IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 8661 of 2008 Between: B. B. Raju S/o Late B. Purushotham R/o 12-10-397 (658), Seethaphalamandi, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Estate Officer & Additional Commissioner of Labour, Shakar Bhavan, basheerbagh, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, orderor direction, declaring the inaction of the second Respondent in passing orders on the Explanation Dt. 5-5-2007 submitted by the Petitioner in response to the Show Cause Notice Dt. 24-3-2007 issued by theSecond Respondent under Sec. 4(1) of A.P. Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act 1968 as illegal and arbitrary and further direct the second Respondent t dispose off the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following : ORDER: It is stated that a notice dated 24.03.2007 was given to the petitioner by the second respondent/Estate Officer & Additional Commissioner of Labour, Hyderabad under Section 4(1) of the A.P. Public Premises (Eviction of unauthorized occupants) Act, 1968 to show cause as to why the petitioner shall not be evicted from the premises bearing No.12-10-397 (658), Seethaphalmandi, Secunderabad. It is stated that questioning the said notice No.H1/12126/87, dated 24.03.2007 in not giving reasonable opportunity to file an explanation, the petitioner filed W.P.No.9319 of 2007 and this Court disposed of the said writ petition permitting the petitioner to submit his explanation to the said show cause notice on or before 07.05.2007 and on filing such explanation within the prescribed time i.e. before 07.05.2007, the second respondent shall consider and dispose of the same. Pursuant to the said order of this Court, dated 27.04.2007, the petitioner filed an explanation on 05.07.2007 i.e. within the stipulated time as ordered by this Court. But, the second respondent has not considered and disposed of the said explanation. Having regard to the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of the said explanation dated 07.05.2007 submitted to the show cause notice dated 24.03.2007 vide No.H1/12126/87 issued under Section 4(1) of the A.P. Public Premises (Eviction of unauthorized occupants) Act, 1968, if not already disposed of, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:19.04.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}