IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23796 of 2004 Between: Association for Working Woman Welfare (Regd.4098/94) rep. by its State Executive Committee Member-cum-District Vice president, Mahaboobnagar, Smt.Rayalamma, W/o Tirumalaiah, O/o 17-3B-666, Yakathpura, Hyderabad-23 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary for House, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary, Ministry for Labour, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner, Department for Labour, Anjaiah Bhavan, RTC Cross Road, Hyderabad. 4 The Director of Factories, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad-20. 5 The Commissioner, Directorate of Women & Child Welfare, 8-3-222, V.Rao Nagar, Hyd-890. 6 The District Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 7 The Supdt. of Police, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 8 The Managing Director, Suryalaxmi Cotton Mills Limited, Pillalamarri Road, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. .....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 an order, direction or a writ more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus by declaring the inaction of the respondent authorities on the reported incidents of atrocity on women, exploitation of child labour especially minor girls and violation of Labour and factory Laws, Prohibition of child labour Act Equal remuneration Act, Maternity Benefit Act and Minimum Wages Act etc., said to have been committed by the Suryalaxmi Cotton Mills Ltd, Mahaboobnagar and to order for a committee of Advocates or any other committee consisting of Govt., authorities as the Hon'ble Court deemed fit and proper to find out the factual situation and on receipt of such report, to issue directions appropriate as the Hon'ble court deemed fit and proper to prevent child and women abuse in the factories and proper observation of labourers, women, and child laws. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri Samala Ravinder Counsel for the Respondents : Govt. Pleader for Labour The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) There is already comprehensive writ petition being W.P.No.23784 of 2004 filed on the same subject and akin to the allegations by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties, Andhra Pradesh. Both these writ petitions are purported to be in public interest. As such, we dismiss this writ petition as withdrawn. It will be open to the learned counsel for the petitioner to assist the counsel for the petitioner in Writ Petition No.23784 of 2004. ________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. ______________________ M.NARAYANA REDDY, J. 21-12-2004 bsc ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary for House, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary, Ministry for Labour, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner, Department for Labour, Anjaiah Bhavan, RTC Cross Road, Hyderabad. 4 The Director of Factories, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad-20. 5 The Commissioner, Directorate of Women & Child Welfare, 8-3-222, V.Rao Nagar, Hyd-890. 6 The District Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 7 The Supdt. of police, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 8. 2CCs to Govt. Pleader for Labour, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 9. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{JA}