Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd. v. Authority Under Minimum Wages Act, 1948

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN :PRESENT:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WP .NO: 19889 of 2015 Between:

Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd.

Plot No, 79, Care Crystal, Vinayaka Nagar Near Spencer Super Market, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, rep. by its Managing Director G.Padmaja Reddy, w/o V.Vijaya Sivarami Reddy.

..... Petitioner AND 1 Authority under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 & Joint Commissioner of Labour Zone-2, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2 Kothuru Ravi Prasad, Branch Manager, 26-1-25/1, Abbulu, Near RTC Complex, Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari District - 533255. 3 Gedadasu Ramesh, Branch Manager, Rambabu, Near Vinayaka Temple, Perikeygudem, Gudivada, Mandavalli, Krishna District 521345. 4 A.Janaki Ayyappachari, Branch Manager, 3-157, Gollagudem Street, Tadepalli, Nidadavolu, West Godavari District 534301. 5 Akula Pattabiram, Branch Manager, Venkanna, Near Durga Temple, Pedagaddavilli, Amalarapuram, East Godavari District 533222. 6 Pendurthi Suresh, Branch Manager, r/o 1-6-6/1, Jagajeevana Rao, Near Ramalayam Street, 10th Ward, Mandapeta, East Godavari District 533308.

7 Gudapati Veerabhadrarao, Branch Manager, 4-98/1, Surya Chandra Rao Market Street, Chelluru, Ramachandrapuram, Rayavaram, East Godavari District 533261.

8 Mallavarapu Raju, Branch Manager, Seethuramulu, Near the Church of Christ, Bridgepeta, Rajahmundry, Kovvur, West Godavari District 534350. 9 Bobbili Ramu, Branch Manager, Prasadarao, SC Colony, Nagupalli, Sathupalli, Dammapeta, Khammam District 507303. 10 Yalamarthi Hanumakumar, Credit Assistant, 100-1, Subbarao, Near Ramayalam Temple, Likethapudi, Narasapuram, West Godavari District 534275.

11 Alamuri Rajasekhar, Credit Assistant, 7-42/1, Johnmoses, Near Rail Waygate, Lankalakonderu, Palakollu, West Godavari District 534250. 12 Adabala Naresh, Credit Assistant, Venkata Satyanarayana, Main Raod, Katreenipadu, Razole, East Godavari 533248.

13 Ganta Suresh, Credit Assistant, Satyanarayana, Near Ration Shop, Sankarapuram, Nidadavolu, West Godavari 534301. 14 Tangella Yadaviri Raju, Credit Assistant, 2-236, Satyanrayana Near Ramalayam Temple, Tandepalligudam, Narasapuram, Mogaltur, West Godavari 534280.

15 Nagapandu Mogasala, Credit Manager, Venkateswara Rao, Near Ramalayam Street, Kothapalli, Tadepalligudem, Ganapavaram, West Godavari 534198.

16 Pippala Ramanjeneyulu, Credit Assistant, 4-144, Padmarao, Main Road,

Pippalavari Thota, Mogalthur, West Godavari District. 17 Maddula Suresh, Credit Assistant, 4-165, Bethallarao, Near Ganuga Chettu, Marukondapadu, Nidadavole, Chagallu, West Godavari 53301. 18 Relangi Mahesh Babu, Credit Assistant, Sathibabu, Near Vinayaka Temple, Virava, Pithapuram, East Godavari District 534501. 19 Chinna Apparao, Credit Assistant, 1-88/1, Venkataramana, Panchayati office, Backside Office, Venkatanagaram, Kathipudi, Prathipadu, East Godavari District 533446.

20 Sunnapu Sudhakar, Credit Assistant, 28-4-34, Nageswara Rao, R.K. Study Center, Rajahmundry, Rajahmundry (Urban), East Godavari 533101.

21 Budithi Suresh, Credit Assistant, Krishna Murthy, Near Ramalayam Temple, Kakileru, Penugonda, Iragavaram, West Godavari 523401. 22 Savaram Varaprasad, Credit Assistant, 2-3-18, Ganapathi Road, Sakhinetipalli Lanka, Sakhinetipalli, East Godavari 533251. 23 Padala Rajesh, Credit Assistant, 11-156, Pedda Appa Rao, SC Peta, Jaggampet, Kakinada, East Godavari District 533435. 24 Goripindi Subrahmanyam, Credit Assistant, 3rd Ward, Chinna Rao, Gandhinagar Attili Tanuku, West Godavari 534134. 25 Goddu Bangarubabu, Credit Assistant, Immanuel, Bridgepeta, Kovvur Rajahmundry, West Godavari 533201.

26 Gubbala Brahmajirao, Credit Assistant, 22-2, Nagaraju, NTR Statue Tangellagudem, Narasapuram, Mogalthur, West Godavari 500299. 27 Pakepalli Haribabu (Parepalli), Credit Assistant, 2nd Ward, Mukkaiah, Main Road, Achutapuram, Koyyalagudem, West Godavari District 534312. 28 Veeravalli Nagraju, Credit Assistant, 9-144, Satyanarayana, Ramalayam, Paidada, Palakollu, Poduru, West Godavari 534267. 29 Jupudi Srinivasa Rao, Credit Assistant, Jaganmohana Rao, Near Lutharan Church, Katrapadu, Pendandipaud, Guntur 522235. 30 Moturi Naresh, Credit Assistant, Daveedu, SC Colony, Mandalaparru, Ganapavaram, Nidamarru, West Godavari 534195. 31 Sabbachi Lovaraju, Credit Assistant, Suryanarayana, Rambhainagar Kothalanka, Amalarapuram, Mummidivaram, East Godavari 533216.

Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or appropriate writ (i) set aside the order of the first respondent in M.W. Case No. 01/2013 dated 10-04-2015 and to forbear the first respondent from proceeding in any manner with the application filed by the respondents 2 to 31 claiming overtime wages in the petition filed under Sec. 20 of the Minimum Wages Act.

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and order of the High Court dated 3-1-2015, 14-07-2015 & 10-09-2015 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Smt. K. Udaya Sri, Advocate for the Petitioner, GP for Labour (AP) for Respondent No.1 and Smt. P. Bala Rani, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 & 8 Caveators, the Court made the following ORDER:

Interim order granted earlier is extended for two weeks. Post next week.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 One CC to Smt. K. Udaya Sri, Advocate (OPUC) 2 One CC to Smt. P. Bala Rani, Advocate (OPUC) 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for Labour (AP), High Court, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4 One spare copy.

HIGH COURT Csk Date of drafting 01-10-2015 RKR,J DATED: 01-10-2015

NOTE: POST NEXT WEEK

ORDER

W.P.NO. 19889 OF 2015 DIRECTION EXTENDED