THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.16188,16193, 16203, 16234 OF 2000 & 2323 AND 2597 OF 2002 DATED 10TH NOVEMBER, 2010 BETWEEN The Commissioner, Sadasivapet Municipality, Sadasivapet, Medak District and Others … Petitioners And The Labour Court-II, Rep. by its Presiding Officer, Hyderabad and Others. … Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.16188,16193, 16203, 16234 OF 2000 & 2323 AND 2597 OF 2002 COMMON ORDER The orders of the Labour Court passed in exercise of jurisdiction under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, deciding claims for overtime wages, are called in question in this batch of cases. It is represented by Sri P.Raghavendra Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the respondents/workmen that the matter is squarely covered by the Judgment of this Court in RAJENDRANAGAR MUNCIPALITY V/s. B.V.PERRAJU[1]. The learned standing counsel for the petitioners in all the writ petitions fairly concedes so. By the said Judgment, this Court held that a Municipality was an Industry and the persons working in such an establishment are workmen. This Court further held that the Labour Court under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 would have the jurisdiction to decide claims for overtime wages of such workmen. In that view of the matter, the petitioners’ challenge to the orders passed by the Labour Court in the present batch of cases on the ground of jurisdiction cannot stand. The orders passed by the Labour Court are accordingly confirmed and the Writ Petitions are dismissed. In view of the time consumed by this litigation, it would be in the interest of the workmen that the petitioners pay the amounts due to the respondents/workmen in accordance with the orders under challenge expeditiously and in any event, not later than four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Court. No costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 10TH NOVEMBER, 2010 PGS ( ) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.16188,16193, 16203, 16234 OF 2000 & 2323 AND 2597 OF 2002 10TH NOVEMBER, 2010 [1] 1995 (2) ALT 320