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Sri. K. Prakash, v. Honble Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Andhra Pradesh HC11 Aug 2025WP/4449/2018

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Writ petition under Article 226 dismissed for non-prosecution; non-appearance of petitioner on successive dates; certiorari sought against award in I.D.No.5/2014 dated 09.04.2015 of Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ananthapuramu; APSRTC ex-employee seeking reinstatement with continuity of service, attendant benefits and back wages; Deputy Chief Traffic Manager and Depot Manager, APSRTC Allagadda Bus Depot, Kurnool as respondents; no order as to costs; interlocutory applications closed; Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi; decided 12.08.2025; no merits adjudicated.

What did the court decide?

None — writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications stand closed. No adjudication on the merits of the challenge to the I.D.No.5/2014 award. ¶29

Sri. K. Prakash, Vs Honble Industrial… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None — writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications stand closed. No adjudication on the merits of the challenge to the I.D.No.5/2014 award.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the award dated 09.04.2015 in I.D.No.5/2014 of the first respondent Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, by which no relief was granted to the petitioner, is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and liable to be quashed with reinstatement, continuity of service, attendant benefits and back wages. (Raised by the prayer; the Court did not adjudicate this on the merits, having dismissed the petition for non-prosecution.)

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Ratio / Principle

As none appeared for the writ petitioner though the matter was posted under the caption 'for dismissal', and there was no representation on the previous adjournment as well, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

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Key takeaways

There shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶29
As a sequel to the dismissal, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in the Writ Petition shall stand closed.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi, J.), 12.08.2025 — Writ Petition No. 4449 of 2018, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by an ex-employee of A.P.S.R.T.C. (Allagadda Depot, Kurnool), sought a writ of certiorari to quash the award dated 09.04.2015 in I.D.No.5/2014 of the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ananthapuramu, which had granted him no relief, together with reinstatement with continuity of service, attendant benefits and back wages. On the date of hearing the matter stood posted under the caption 'for dismissal'; none appeared for the petitioner and there had been no representation on the previous adjournment either, though learned Standing Counsel for respondents/APSRTC was present. Holding that no case was made out for consideration, the Court dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution, made no order as to costs, and directed that any pending interlocutory applications stand closed. The merits of the challenge to the Tribunal's award were left untouched, so the decision carries no precedential value on the underlying industrial-dispute questions.

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APHC010100172018

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3368] (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI

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WRIT PETITION NO: 4449/2018

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Between:

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SRI. K. PRAKASH,, S/O. K.J. SIKHAMANI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC. EX-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO.9-4-25, L.M. COMPOUND, ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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HONBLE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALCUMLABOUR COURT, THE HONBLE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL - CUM - LABOUR COURT, REP. BY ITS PRESIDING OFFICER, ANANTHAPURAMU.

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THE DEPUTY CHIEF TRAFFIC MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT.

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THE DEPOT MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C., ALLAGADDA BUS DEPOT, KURNOOL DISTRICT.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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1.G RAVI MOHAN

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.GP FOR LABOUR (AP)

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2.VINOD KUMAR TARLADA

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3.ARAVALA RAMA RAO(SC FOR APSRTC KKAC)

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The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.4449 OF 2018

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ORDER:

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This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:

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“…. to issue Writ order or direction or writ more particular one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari and after calling for the records award in I.D.No.5/2014 dt. 09.04.2015 on the file of the Hon’ble 1st respondent in not grating any relief to the petitioner is iIlegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently quash the award in I.D.No.5/2014 dt.09.04.2015 by granting reinstatement with continuity of service, attendant benefits and back wages to the petitioner and pass…”

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None appeared for the writ petitioner, though the matter is posted under the caption for dismissal. There was no representation for the petitioner today, as well as on the previous adjournment.

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