IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19434 of 1999 Between: Executive Engineer, (PH) Engineering Department, Gorakashanpeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. … Petitioner AND Mudiki Sankara Rao & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for respondent No.1: Smt. G. Shobha This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19434 of 1999 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Certiorari to quash award dated 11.01.1999 in I.D.No.77 of 1997 of Industrial Tribunal- cum-Labour Court, Visakhapatnam (for short, ‘the Labour Court’). On the application filed by respondent No.1 raising industrial dispute under Section 2A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short, ‘the Act’), the Labour Court entertained the same as I.D.No.77 of 1997 and directed reinstatement of respondent No.1 with full back wages. In the award, the Labour Court framed the following two points. “1. Whether the retrenchment of the workman is valid in law? 2. To what relief?” On point No.1, the Labour Court held that as admitted by MW.1 himself, respondent No.1 worked for more than 240 days during the 12 months next preceding the date of discharge. The Labour Court further held that the petitioner failed to follow the mandatory procedure under Section 25-F of the Act. Based on these findings, the Labour Court held that the retrenchment of respondent No.1 was illegal. On the strength of the findings on point No.1, the Labour Court directed reinstatement of respondent No.1 with full back wages and continuity of service. The petitioner failed to raise any valid ground to interfere with the well reasoned award of the Labour Court. Therefore, I do not find any jurisdictional error in the award of the Labour Court warranting interference of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.24351 of 1999 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 25.11.2008 ES