IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 868 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 18/04/2009 in WP NO : 6669 OF 2007 on the file of the High Court.) Between: The Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The General Secretary, Janata Port & Dock Employees Union, D.No.21-30-18, Punja Junction, Chengalaraopeta, Visakhapatnam-530001 2 The Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Cum Labour Court, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:MR.A.KRISHNAM RAJU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI The Court made the following : ORAL JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) Aggrieved by the order, dated 18.04.2009 made in WVMP No.1215 of 2007 in WPMP No. 8537 of 2007 in WP No. 6669 of 2007 by a learned Single Judge vacating the interim order dated 3.4.2007 in WP MP No. 8537 of 2007, the writ petitioner is in appeal. The appellant herein filed the above writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the Award dated 4.2.2005 passed by the second respondent herein in I.D. No. 78 of 2004, whereby the reference was ordered holding that Smt. B.Appalamma and twenty two others female khalasis of the first respondent Union are entitled for regularization of their services from the date of completion of 240 days of continuous service from the date of their first appointment together with all benefits from that date. Assailing the said order passed in the I.D., the appellant herein filed the above writ petition and the learned Single Judge by order dated 3.4.2007 passed in WP MP No. 8537 of 2007, suspended the operation of the Award passed in the above I.D. Seeking to vacate the order dated 3.4.2007, the first respondent herein filed the above vacate petition and the learned Single Judge observing that there was no representation for the writ petitioner on three occasions, vacated the interim order and dismissed the suspension petition. Aggrieved thereby, the present Writ Appeal is filed. The learned counsel for the appellants herein contended that the claim and entitlement of Smt. B.Appalamma and twenty two other khalasis of the first respondent Union for regularization of their services from the date of their original appointment, has to be adjudicated in the writ petition itself and, therefore, sought for an early disposal of the writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without adverting to merits or otherwise of the contentions raised on either side, since the entitlement and claim of Smt. B.Appalamma and twenty two others has to be decided in the writ petition, the Registry is directed to post the Writ Petition No. 6669 of 2007 for final hearing on 10.08.2009 on the top of the list and till such time, there shall be status quo. With the above direction, the Writ Appeal is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari __________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar July 10, 2009 MAS.