IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15647 of 1999 DATED: 21.12.2006 Between: N.Sarojanamma & ors petitioners And The management of APSEB Rep by its Member Secretary, Vidyut Soudha,Hyderabad & ors Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 15647 OF 1999 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in rejecting the cases of the petitioners for absorption vide proceedings No.PE:NTS:KVR:ADM:JAO’ I: No. 4316/98 dt 27.11.1998. Today when the matter is taken up, learned standing counsel for respondent-APGENCO submitted that the petitioners seek the relief of absorption in the present writ petition and in terms of the judgment of the Apex Court in Steel Authority of India Limited Vs. National Water Front Workers [1] the writ petition is not maintainable and the petitioners have to adjudicate their case before the concerned Labour Court. It is also submitted that batch of writ petitions were disposed of by this Court following the judgment of the Apex Court in Steel Authority case. Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for respondents. A learned Single Judge of this Court by common order dated 8.9.2003 in W.P. Nos. 379 of 2000 and batch, following the judgment of the Apex Court in Steel Authority case disposed of the writ petitions permitting the petitioners to raise dispute before the Labour Court/Industrial Tribunal. Thereafter similar batches of writ petitions were also disposed of following the judgment of the Apex Court in Steel Authority case. Since in the instant case also, the petitioners are seeking absorption, which requires adjudication of disputed questions of fact, following the judgment of the Apex Court in Steel Authority case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition also with the following directions: The petitioner may approach the competent Authority under the Industrial Disputes Act for the relief of absorption/regularization. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 21.12.2006 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO :15647 of 1999 DATED: 21.12.2006 [1] 2001 (6) ALD 1