IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 11540 of 1999 Between: The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Ananthapur Depot Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Presiding Officer, Labour Court Ananthapur. 2 V.P Reddi Conductor, E. 404457, Rep by its Divisional Secretary, A.P.S.R.T.C.Employees Union Ananthapur. R2. is Dismissed for default as per Court order Dt. 7.3.03. .....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 isuue an appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari and call for the records relating to and inconnection with I.D.No: 141/95, Dt. 5-8-98 on the file of the 1st respondent and the consequential G.O.Rt.No: 1775 Dt. 9-10-98 and quash the same as arbitrary, illegal, and contrary to law and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.W.V.S.RAJESWARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 11540 of 1999 ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the award the Labour Court, Ananthapur in I.D. No. 141 of 1995 dated 05.08.1998. The second respondent-workman had invoked the jurisdiction of the Labour Court, Ananthapur which led to the passing of the impugned award. The first respondent is merely a proforma party. Since the writ petition was dismissed for default as against the second respondent, by Court order dated 07.03.2003, the writ petition must also be dismissed as against the first respondent. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ____________________________ Date: 19.03.2008 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ESWAR}