IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 24590 of 2004 Between: Sk. Mahammad Basha, S/o Basha Mohiddin, R/o D.No. 25-913, 4th Cross , Nethajinagar, Nellore-4. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a declaration that the action of the first respondent in not considering the petitioner’s representation dated 26-6-2004 for establishment of a Labour Court at Nellore, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently seeking a direction to the first respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation, the present writ petition is filed. The facts lie in a narrow compass: Petitioner is the President of Indo National Employees Organisation at Nellore, which is affiliated to INTUC. His case is that for adjudication of the grievances of workers in Nellore District, the Labour Court is situated at Guntur District, which is at a distance of more than 250 kilometers. Every month Labour Court, Guntur has a camp at Nellore, but the officials are not coming regularly due to which there are pending cases relating to the year 1994. Similarly, the workers of Prakasam and Chittoor districts are also facing much difficulty as the Labour Court is situated at Guntur district. Petitioner submitted a representation dated 26-6-2004 before the first respondent, but the same has not yet been considered. Hence, the present writ petition. None appears for the petitioner. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Labour and perused the entire material available on record. The constitution of the Courts depends upon several factors viz., pendency of cases, convenience of the parties and essential requirement of its location. These are all the maters, which have to be examined by the Government in consultation with the High Court as well as the District Courts concerned, and take a decision in the interest of public at large. Mere representation itself cannot move the machinery into motion. Hence, this Court cannot invoke its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Writ Petition is devoid of merits, and is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. -------------------------- 23-09-2005 LUR