IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26280 of 2003 And W.P.M.P.No. 19746 of 2008 Between: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited, K.G.Asset (K.G. Project), Rep. by its General Manager (P&A), Godavari Bhavan, Base Complex, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, A.P. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of India, Ministry of Labour, Rep. by its Secretary, Shramashakti Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 The Centkral Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Government of India, Ministry of Labour, M-2 Block, Manaranjan Complex, M.J.Road, Hyderabad-500001. 3 ONGC Technical Staff & Workers Union, Regd.No.G1484, Door No.17-1-229, Rasthmabad, Tammisettiyvari Veedhi, Narsapur, West Godavari District, Rep. by its General Secretary, Shri.N.Subba Rao. .....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 in the nature of a writ of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the reference order No.L-3001/11/2003-(IR(M) dated 19-6-2003 of the Government of India, the 1st respondent herein, and the consequential I.T.I.D.No.69/2003 on the file of the Central Government Industrial-Cum-Labour Court, Hyderabad, the 2nd respondent herein as illegal and void. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocates appearing for the parties have submitted that during the pendency of this petition, the parties to the litigation have settled the dispute out of the Court by arriving at a compromise on 14-7- 2008 as per the Memo which is placed on record vide W.P.M.P.No.19746 of 2008. In pursuance of the said compromise, Reference Order No. L-300011/10/2003 (IR(M)), dated 19-6-2003 passed by the 2nd respondent is ordered to be quashed and set aside and the consequential order in I.T.I.D.No. 69 of 2003 on the file of the Central Govt. Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hyderabad shall also stand quashed. It is directed that parties to the litigation shall adhere to the terms of compromise arrived at among them. In view of the above compromise, the petition stands disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs. _________________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 16th July, 2008. _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J GRR