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2025 DAILYLAW 57674 (AP)

ONGC Field Operators Union v. The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.,

WP/39879/2015 · 2025-10-26

Sumathi Jagadam

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APHC010620872015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 39879/2015 Between: 1. ONGC FIELD OPERATORS UNION, REGD. NO.G3048/3CL, REP. BY ITES GENERAL SECRETARY, SRI P.N.V. CHANDRASHEKAR, D.NO.6-17-11, ADHIKARIVARI STREET, 10TH WARD, NARSAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE OIL NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE MANAGER / ASSET MANAGER RAJAHMUNDRY ASSET, GODARI BHAVAN, BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY. 2. DY CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSIONER C /, RETURNING OFFICER, ATI CAMPUS, VIDYA NAGAR, HYDERABAD. 3. PETROLEUM EMPLOYEES UNION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY PEU OFFICE, GODAVARI BHAVAN ONGC, BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY. 4. BHARATIYA ONGC EMPLOYEES UNION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY PEU OFFICE, GODAVARI BHAVAN ONGC, BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY. ...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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring the action of respondents in denying voting right to the 2 JS,J W.P.No.39879/2015 workers working as field operators in the 1st respondent Corporation in the verification process schedule to be held on 11.12.2015 and 28.12.2015 for determination of relatives strength of the Trade Unions Operating in the 1st respondent Asset and non inclusion of their names in the voters list prepared for the said purpose as illegal and unconstitutional and direct the respondents include names of all the workers working as field operators in the voters list prepared for determination of relative strength of Trade Unions operating in the 1st respondent Asset and permit them to vote and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 51474 OF 2015 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 1 and 2 to permit all the workers working as field operators in the 1st respondent Asset to cast their vote in the voting schedule to be held on 11.12.2015 and 28.12.2-2015 for determining the relatives strength of the Trade Unions operating in the 1st respondent Asset by including their names in the voters lost prepared for the said purpose and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMA MOHAN PALANKI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. ASHOK RAM V 2. KAKARA VENKATA RAO The Court made the following: 3 JS,J W.P.No.39879/2015 ORDER: Sri Palanki Karteek, learned counsel, representing Sri Ram Mohan Palanki, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 27.10.2025 KAS 4 JS,J W.P.No.39879/2015 147 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 39879/2015 Dated: 27.10.2025 KAS