APHC010190802024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331]

WEDNESDAY ,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI

WRIT PETITION NO: 9813/2024

Between:

The Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and Others ...PETITIONER(S)

AND

The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1.V R REDDY KOVVURI(SC FOR APSPDCL)

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR SERVICES III

The Court made the following:

W.P.No.9813 of 2024

Rule nisi. Call for records.

Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to take out personal notice on respondent Nos.3 and 4 through RPAD and file proof of service.

Post after four weeks.

I.A.No.1 of 2024

Assailing the award dated 10.10.2023 passed in ID No.118 of 2017 on the file of learned Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ananthapuramu, the above writ petition is filed.

Heard.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that there is no relationship of employer and employee between the petitioners and respondent No.3. He would submit that respondent No.3 was engaged by respondent No.4, Private Accounting Agency and in fact, respondent No.4 terminated respondent No.3 on 01.10.2016. He would submit that pursuant to the award, dated 10.10.2023, respondent No.3 was not engaged in the services. He would further submit that though Execution Petition was filed by respondent No.3, no order was granted.

Whether, there exists any relationship of employer and employee between the petitioners and respondent No.3, requires examination.

In view of the above, there shall be stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the award dated 10.10.2023 passed in ID No.118 of 2017 on the file of learned Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ananthapuramu.

SUBBA REDDY SATTI,J

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