THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :3409 of 2010 DATED: 17-02-2010 Between: Swayambhu Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Devasthanam Sanitary Workers’ Union, Rep. by its President, Chinakampalli village, Kanipakam post & Irala mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER And Sri Swayambhu Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Devasthanam, Rep. by its Executive Officer, Kanipakam, Irala mandal, Chittoor District & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner is a registered trade Union with registration No.2204 established on 31-05-2007. The members of the petitioner Union are engaged as Sanitary workers in the 1st respondent Devasthanam on monthly wages of Rs.1500/- and most of them are working since more than five years. During the course of inspection made by the 3rd respondent, it was noticed that the workers are paid Rs.1500/- per month. As per the Payment of Wages Act ( for brevity, ‘the Act’), the members of the petitioner Union are entitled for a daily wage of Rs.108/- but they are being paid only Rs.50/-. Therefore, the 3rd respondent made a complaint, on the basis of which P.W.Case No.1 of 2007 was registered before the 2nd respondent. Petitioner addressed a detailed explanation with regard to payment of wages etc., Though the said case has been registered under the Act, as early as in the year 2007, as there is no progress the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ more preferably in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent in not disposing of the P.W.Case No.1 of 2007 as illegal and arbitrary and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the 2nd respondent to dispose of the P.W.Case No.1 of 2007 expeditiously and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; learned standing counsel for Endowments appearing for the 1st respondent and the learned Government Pleader for Labour appearing for the respondents 2 & 3. 3. According to Section 15 of the Act as and when a complaint is received, the authorities under the Act shall initiate proceedings and decide the same at the earliest, preferably within three months. Apparently, the case is numbered as P.W.Case No.1 of 2007 and even after three years, it has not been concluded. Hence, this Court is of the view that this Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to complete the enquiry/proceedings in the said case at the earliest, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 17th February, 2010. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within three days. B/o Tsy