THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.Nos.17169, 17170 and 17171 of 2003 COMMON ORDER: All the three writ petitions arise out of the impugned proceedings dated 16.12.2002 of the ﬁrst respondent Authority under Section 48 of the A.P. Shops and Establishment Act, 1988 and Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Hyderabad. Therefore, the three writ petitions can be disposed of together by a common order. W.P.No.17169 of 2003 is ﬁled by the management of M/s.Hotel Annapurna, Hyderabad, seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent in submitting an application to the 2nd respondent for recovery of the amount of Rs.2,90,862/- and issuing show cause notice in S.E.No.179 of 1980, dated 16.12.2002, as illegal, contrary to law and in violation of principles of natural justice. W.P.No.17170 of 2003 is also ﬁled by the petitioner management seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent in submitting an application to the 2nd respondent for recovery of the amount of Rs.2,90,862/- and issuing show cause notice in S.E.No.552 of 1980, dated 16.12.2002, as illegal, contrary to law and in violation of principles of natural justice. Similarly, W.P.No.17171 of 2003 is also ﬁled by the petitioner management seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent in submitting an application to the 2nd respondent for recovery of the amount of Rs.2,90,862/- and issuing show cause notice in S.E.No.194 of 1980, dated 16.12.2002, as illegal, contrary to law and in violation of the principles of natural justice. The learned counsel for the petitioner in these three writ petitions submits that during the pendency of the writ petitions the matter has been settled out of court between the employees and the petitioner management and they paid monetary beneﬁts to the respondent-workman. Therefore, he submits that recording the same the writ petitions may be closed. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners that the subject matter of the writ petitions has been settled out of court, the writ petitions are accordingly closed. No order as to costs. ________________ G.CHANDRAIAH, J. 27.8.2008 kpr