WP/23844/2022 of Railway Contract Workers And Employees Union, Vs The South Central Railway, on 19 December 2025

APHC010388542022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

SATURDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

WRIT PETITION NO: 23844/2022

Between:

1. RAILWAY CONTRACT WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES UNION, REGD.NO.K204/2014, COM.NPR SRAMIK BHAVAN, 1ST

LANE, SUNDAR NAGAR, BRTS ROAD, DURGAPURARNI

VIJAYAVVADA-3, REP BY ITS HONBLE, PRESIDENT V.

UMAMAHESWARARAO

AND

PRESIDENT

VVL

NARASIMHULU, S/O LATE V.RAMALINGA SARMA, AGED 69

YEARS.

2. TADICHETTI PUNYAVATHI, W/O T SAMBAIAH AGED ABOUT

YEARS,D.NO

10-13-110/32,

UPPARA

VAGU,

MALLIKARJUNA PET, VIJAYAWADA

3. VALLE DEVAMANI, W/O V.RAILGARAO,AGED ABOUT 45

YEARS,

2138,

KANDRIKA

AJITH

SINGH

HAGAR,

VIJAYAWADA

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. THE

SOUTH

CENTRAL

RAILWAY,

RAIL

NILAYAM,

SECUNDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500071 REP BY ITS

GENERAL MANAGER,

2. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND HOUSE

KEEPING MANAGER, 2ND FLOOR EAST BLOCK 0/O

DIVISIONAL

RAILWAY

MANAGER

SOUTH

CENTRAL

RAILWAY VIUJAYAWADA DIVISION VIJAYAWADA520001

3. RAKSHAK SECURITAS PVT LTD, VIJAYAWADA RAILWAY

STATION, BESIDE 12 TV CHANNEL, D.NO 1G-1720/11, MAHANADU, TADEPALLI GUNTUR DISTRICT.

4. UNION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, RAILWAY

BOARD, 256-A, RAIL BHAVAN, RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110001

5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPLE

SECRETARY, LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND

FACTORIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI RESPONDENTS

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ or Order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of the respondents in not prohibiting the contract labour system under section 10 of the contract labour (regulation and abolition) act, 1970, in issuing the proceedings vide B/EnHM/BZA/Budget-EC dated 11-6-2022 through which it is intimated that 25percent of the cost of CMCC contract of Bezawada railway station has been reduced and in issuing the impugned orders dated 15-6-2022 which is posted to the Petitioners on 5-7-2022 through which petitioners are informed that petitioners would be terminated from 1-8-2022 from the post of sweepers as illegal arbitrary and violation of article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to prohibit the contract labour system under section 10 of the contract labour (regulation and abolition) act, 1970 in Bezwada railway station, by set aside they proceedings vide B/EnHM/BZA/Budget-EC dated 11- 6-2022 through which it is intimated that 25percent of the cost of CMCC contract of Bezawada railway station has been reduced and also set aside the impugned orders dated 15-6-2022 by directing the Respondents to continue the petitioners as sweepers and other posts in housekeeping department of Bezawada Railway Station and pass orders.

IA NO: 1 OF 2022

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to directing the Respondents to continue the petitioners as sweepers and other posts in housekeeping department of Bezawada Railway Station by suspending the proceedings B/EnHM/BZA/Budget-EC dated 11-6-2022 and termination notices 15.06.2022 pass orders.

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. SURESH KUMAR POTTURI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES III

2. VENNA HEMANTH KUMAR(CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

COUNSEL)

The Court made the following:

WRIT PETITION No.23844 OF 2022