Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/20100/2016 of Sri Vijaya Visakha Milk Producers Company Limited, Vs Union of India rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Labour & on 30 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 20100 of 2016 Bench Sr.No:-59 [3584] Sri Vijaya Visakha Milk Producers Company Limited ...Petitioner Vs. Union of India ...Respondent ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 31st August, 2026
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APHC010420842016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
WRIT PETITION NO: 20100 of 2016 Bench Sr.No:-59
Sri Vijaya Visakha Milk Producers Company Limited ...Petitioner Vs. Union of India ...Respondent ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 31st August, 2026 Present : Advocate for Petitioner : Mr P B Vijaya Kumar, Senior Counsel with Ms A V S Laxmi Advocate for Respondent : Mr T Niranjan [Deputy Solicitor General of India] LISA GILL, CJ:
Prayer in this writ petition reads as under:
“..(i) to declare the Payment of Bonus Act (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 16 of 2016) published in the Government of India Gazette on 1-1-2016 with retrospective effect as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; (ii) To declare that linkage of Minimum wages to the Payment of Bonus Act is unconstitutional; (iii) and consequently quash and set aside the Payment of Bonus Act (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 16 of 2016) published in the Government of India Gazette on 1-1-2016..”
HCJ & CGR, J WP_20100_2016
2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that due to subsequent developments and new Code coming into effect, present writ petition is rendered infructuous and proceedings may thus be closed.
3. Ordered accordingly. No costs.
Pending application(s) if any stand(s) disposed of accordingly.
LISA GILL, CJ
CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J Vjl
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