THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No.9176 of 2000 Date: 22.07.2010 Between: C.S. Anjaiah … Petitioner AND The General Manager, Prakasam District Milk Producers Union Limited, Ongole Dairy, Kurnool Road, Ongole-523 002, Prakasam District and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P. No.9176 of 2000 ORDER: The petitioner challenges the action of the General Manager, Prakasam District Milk Producers Union Limited, Ongole, the first respondent herein, in introducing contract system for engaging Security Guards, disengaging workmen such as himself without following the procedure prescribed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. In the first instance, this Court by order dated 25.03.2000 directed the first respondent to continue the petitioner in service as a Security Guard. Thereafter, by order dated 01.08.2001, the interim direction was vacated. It is therefore manifest that the petitioner has been out of service of the first respondent for the past 9 years. Further, in the light of the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in D. Nageswar Rao v. Guntur District Milk Producers, Cooperative Union Limited and another[1] holding to the effect that a Milk Producers Co- operative Union Limited, being a Society registered under the Co- operative Societies Act, 1964, is not a ‘State’ within the meaning of the Article 12 of the Constitution, this writ petition against the first respondent is not maintainable. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 22.07.2010 Isn [1] 2001 (5) ALD 139 (DB)