IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 13528 of 2007 Between: 1. S.Govind Rao, s/o Pandu Ranga Rao, HMT Bearings Limited, Mouali, Hyderabad, r/o H.No.40-286, Jawahar Nagar, East Mouali, Hyderabad. 2. K.Yella Reddy, s/o Yella Reddy, HMT Bearings Limited, Mouali, Hyderabad r/o Plot No.38, HMT Bearings Colony, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad-500094. 3. P.Ramchander Rao, s/o Purushottam, HMT Bearings Limited, Mouali, Hyderabad, r/o Plot No.310, Venkateshwara Nagar, Meerpet, Moulali, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 HMT Bearings Limited (A Government of India Undertaking) (A Subsisdiary of HMT Limited) Moulali, Hyderabad, represented by its Deputy General Manager (HRM) 2 HMT Bearings Limited ( A Government of India Undertaking) (A Subsidiary of HMT Limited) Hyderabad, represented by its Managing Director. .....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 issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the impugned proceedings Ref.No.HMT B/2007 dt.31-5-2007 issued by the 2nd respondent, intimating the petitioners to retire from service w.e.f. 30-6-2007 at the age of 58 years instead of 60 years, as contemplated under the Standing Orders, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of the provisions of Industries Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, besides violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same by directing the respondents to continue the petitioners in service till they attain the age of 60 years, and to grant suchother relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit andproper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRINIVASA SHARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR The Court made the following : ORDER : The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings Ref.No. HMT B/2007, dated 31.05.2007 issued by respondent No.2, intimating the petitioners to retire from service w.e.f. 30.06.2007 at the age of 58 years instead of 60 years, as contemplated under the Standing Orders, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of the provisions of Industries Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 194, and consequently set aside the same by directing the respondents to continue the petitioners in service till they attain the age of 0 years. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner represents that this petition has became infructuous. Therefore, this petition is liable to be dismissed. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dated June 22, 2009 KSH