APHC010273722011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 24710/2011 Between: 1. N. CHINNA RAMA SWAMY & 11 Others, S/O. RANGANNA CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, ITI (FITTER), ITI (ELECTRICIAN) EPF NO. 43269/11, 43391/21, 43282/145 2. V. RANGAIAH, S/O. GOWRAPPA CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC EXAMS ATTENDED EPF NO. AP/43269/19, AP/43391/29, AP/43282/147 & 310 3. B. RANGANNA, S/O. KONDANNA CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, EPF N0. AP/43282/145 &334 4. M. RANGA SWAMY, S/O. UPPALAPPA CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, EPF NO. AP/43282/153 5. T.R. RAMA NAIK, S/O. GOKULA NAIK CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: ILLETERATE EPF NO. AP/43282/149 6. P. NANDA GOPAL, S/O. RAMUDU CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC EXAMS ATTENDED EPF NO. AP/43282/148 7. K. THIRUMALAIAH, S/O. THIMMAPPA CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, ITI (ELE) EPF NO. AP/43282/152 8. B. RAMANJINEYULU, S/O. HANUMANTHU CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, EPF NO. AP/43282/13 9. D. GOVINDU PRAMOD KUMAR, S/O. NARAYANA SWAMY CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, ITI (ELE) EPF NO. AP/13202/172, AP/43284/186 2 10. S. RAMUDU, S/O. CHOWDAIAH UN EMPLOYEE QFNL: SSC, EPF NO. AP/43284/7, AP/43282/83 11. B. MURALI MOHAN, S/O. ANJINAIAH CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: SSC, EPF NO. AP/43284 12. P. RAJA GOPALU, S/O. VENKATAPPA CONTRACT LABOUR QFNL: 9TH CLASS EPF NO. AP/43283/12, AP/43282/86, AP/43284/180 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. PRL SECY DEPT OF ENERGY HYD ANO, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, VIDYUTH SOUDHA, SOMAJIGUDA, HYDERABAD ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order, orders or directions particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not initiating any steps for absorbing the petitioners into regular vacancies in the 2nd respondent corporation as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unfair, labour practice and also contrary to sec.10(1) of the Abolition of Contract Labour (Regularization and Abolition) Act 1970; the Article 7, 23(1) of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 besides vilolative of the Articles 14, 16, 21 and 23 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to absorb the services of all the petitioners by conferring permanent employees status without insisting for possessing SSC and ITI in Electrical Trade Qualifications, to those who does not have such qualifications IA NO: 1 OF 2011(WPMP 30368 OF 2011 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to initiate steps to provide adequate safety equipments and welfare policies of the sake of petitioners 3 IA NO: 2 OF 2011(WPMP 30369 OF 2011 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to appoint an expert committee to find out the health hazards caused to the workmen working on Electrical Hotlines and the safety norms and policies those were adopted for the welfare of the workmen working on Electrical Hotlines in developed countries like USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, China etc. IA NO: 3 OF 2011(WPMP 30370 OF 2011 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to allow the petitioners as Contract Labour duly paying salaries on par with regular employees of 2nd respondent corporation Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PEETA RAMAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENERGY 2. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: 4 Order:- Despite the matter being listed under the caption for dismissal, today none represented for the petitioners. On earlier occasion also, there is no representation for the petitioners. Therefore, this Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 08.04.2026 PNS