The State Of Telangana, v. Y.Kanakaiah,
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GUDISEVA SHYAM PRASAD Writ Petition No.25051 of 2017 DATED:31-07-2017 Between:
The State of Telangana Rep. by its Secretary Education Department Telangana Secretariat Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad and others ... Petitioners And Y. Kanakaiah ... Respondent COUNSEL FOR THE PEITITONERS: Government Pleader for Services (TS) COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT: - THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
CVNR, J & GSP, J WP 25051/2017 ORDER: (per the Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy) This writ petition is filed assailing order dt.11.9.2015 in O.A. No.4677 of 2015 on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, whereby it has allowed the said O.A. filed by the respondent and another Sweeper, who is no more, for payment of minimum wages.
We are not inclined to entertain this writ petition for two reasons, namely, (i) that the impugned order was passed as far back as 11.9.2015 and nearly two years had elapsed since then and therefore the writ petition suffers from laches; and (ii) that paragraph 4 of the impugned order shows that the Government Pleader who appeared for the petitioners has conceded that the O.A. filed by the respondent and another was covered by order dt.11.2.2010 in O.A. No.1438 of 2006 whereby the similar relief was granted directing payment of minimum wages. If the petitioners felt that the order required review, they should have filed the same before the Tribunal was abolished. Having waited for nearly two years, the petitioners cannot be permitted to question the order passed by the Tribunal on a concession made by the Government Pleader.
For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition fails and the same is accordingly dismissed.
As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P. No.31060 of 2017 filed by the petitioners for interim relief shall stand disposed of as infructuous.
__________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J _________________________ GUDISEVA SHYAM PRASAD, J 31-7-2017 bnr
CVNR, J & GSP, J WP 25051/2017