IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 1299 of 1997 Between: E.B.Leprosy Hospital, Bapatla, rep. By its Administrative Officer, Sri P.James, The Salvation Army, Bapatla, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Labour, Employment, Training & Factories Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Authority under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and Asst. Commissioner of Labour, I Circle, Guntur. 3. The Assistant Labour Officer, Bapatla, Guntur Dt. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring G.O.Ms.No.14, Labour, Employment Training and Factories (Lab.II) Department, dated 11-03-1996 issued by the 1st respondent as wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the provisions of Minimum Wages Act. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.M.PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING : Labour, Employment and Training The Court Made the Following : ORAL ORDER : It is represented by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court reported in A.P. HOSTELS ASSOCIATION v. GOVERNMENT OF A.P. and in view of the ratio laid down in the said decision, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. 29th June, 2004. gbs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Labour, Employment, Training & Factories Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2.The Assistant Commissioner of Labour, I Circle, Authority under Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Guntur. 3. The Assistant Labour Officer, Bapatla, Guntur Dt. 4.2CCs to G.P. for F & P : Labour, Employment & Training, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT). 5.2CD copies