IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 22425 of 1999 Between: Anup Muzumdar S/o Nani Gopal Muzumdar R/o S.R.Nayak Nagar, Jeedimetla, R.R.Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Photo Etch rep. by its Managing Partner D-114, Phase-I, IDA, Jeedimetla, Ranga Reddy Dist. 2 Presiding Officer, Labour Court-III Hyderabad. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to and connected with the Award dated 30-11-1998 passed in I.D.No.30 of 1994 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same in so far it relates to the denial of back-wages to the petitioner and set a side the Award to that extent and consequently direct the first respondent to pay the petitioner the backwages also, after reinstatement Counsel for the Petitioner:DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed by workman challenging the award made in I.D.No.30 of 1994 dated 30.11.1998 on the file of the Labour Court-III, Hyderabad, insofar as denying back wages. It appears, the charge against the petitioner is that he was irregular and absented from duties frequently. The Labour Court, in the facts and circumstances of the case, while ordering reinstatement with continuity of service and with all other attendant benefits, denied back wages to the petitioner. I am of the opinion that the Labour Court has rightly denied back wages to the petitioner in a case of absenteeism. I see no ground to interfere with the award passed by the Labour Court, particularly for granting further relief of back wages to the petitioner for the period he was out of employment. The writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 21.4.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 22425 of 1999 21.4.2008