APHC010389322013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 28037/2013 Between: 1. THE DEPOT MANAGER, APSRTC, GOVERNORPET I DEPOT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE HONBLE LABOUR COURT, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP BY ITS PRESIDING OFFICER. 2. THE DEPOT SECRETARY, APSRTC, NATIONAL MAZDOOR UNION, GOVERNORPET I, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP FOR SRI G. V. RAO, DRIVER, E NO. 358143. ...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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the form of Writ of Certiorari (a) call for the records pertaining to and related to award passed by the Hon'ble Labour Court, Guntur in I.D. No. 70 of 2010 dated 08.06.2012 and quash or set aside the same by declaring the same as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as the corporation has followed the prescribed procedure as per the regulations; and (b) consequently declare that the 2nd respondent is not entitled for the relief awarded by the Hon'ble Labour Court 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 34816 OF 2013 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 suspend the award passed by the Hon'ble Labour Court in I.D. No. 70 of 2013 dated 08.6.2012 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K SATYANARAYAN MURTHY(SC FOR APSRTC) Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The present writ petition was filed challenging the award passed by the Labour Court in I.D.No.70 of 2010 against the petitioner. The Labour Court had modified the punishment of withholding the annual increments of the petitioner for a period of two (02) years with permanent effect to that of withholding the annual increments for a period of two (02) years without cumulative effect. This Court dismissed the writ petition as no grounds were made out for the petitioner to interfere with the award. The said punishment shall also be effected on the 2nd respondent. 2. On these considerations, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 03.02.2026 PNS