THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.23113 of 2000 ORDER: The petitioner was working as a Welder in Singareni Colleries Company Limited, Karimnagar District, and has been discharging his duties for six hours per shift. However, the management enhanced the working hours from six to eight hours. As the same is contrary to the settlement arrived at between the management and the workers and the instructions issued under various circulars, the petitioner raised a dispute by filing I.D.No.159 of 2007 before the Labour Court, Godavarikhani. During the pendency of the said I.D., the petitioner filed I.A.No.265 of 2000 seeking amendment of the pleadings. Through its order dated 26.09.2000, the Labour Court dismissed the I.D. Aggrieved of the same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. This Court, on 28.11.2000, while admitting the writ petition, granted interim direction. In that view of the matter, it is clear that the I.D. is stayed. The point involved in this matter is in a very narrow compass and the matter is delayed by ten years due to the pendency of the present writ petition. Hence, this Court is of the considered view that ends of justice would be met, if the Labour Court is directed to dispose of the I.D. itself at the earliest. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and the order dated 26.09.2000 passed in I.A.No.265 of 2000 on the file of the Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court, Godavarikhani, is set aside and consequently, I.D. shall stand allowed. The Labour Court is hereby to decide the I.D. at the earliest, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TADAMA, J Date:02.12.2010 KH