WP/39879/2015 of ONGC Field Operators Union Vs The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., on 26 October 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 39879/2015

Between:

1. ONGC FIELD OPERATORS UNION, REGD. NO.G3048/3CL, REP. BY

ITES GENERAL SECRETARY, SRI P.N.V. CHANDRASHEKAR, D.NO.6-17-11, ADHIKARIVARI STREET, 10TH WARD, NARSAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE OIL NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS

EXECUTIVE MANAGER / ASSET MANAGER RAJAHMUNDRY

ASSET, GODARI BHAVAN, BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY.

2. DY CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSIONER C /, RETURNING OFFICER, ATI CAMPUS, VIDYA NAGAR, HYDERABAD.

3. PETROLEUM EMPLOYEES UNION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY PEU

OFFICE,

GODAVARI

BHAVAN

ONGC,

BASE

COMPLEX,

RAJAHMUNDRY.

4. BHARATIYA ONGC EMPLOYEES UNION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

PEU OFFICE, GODAVARI BHAVAN ONGC, BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY.

...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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring the action of respondents in denying voting right to the

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workers working as field operators in the 1st respondent Corporation in the verification process schedule to be held on 11.12.2015 and 28.12.2015 for determination of relatives strength of the Trade Unions Operating in the 1st respondent Asset and non inclusion of their names in the voters list prepared for the said purpose as illegal and unconstitutional and direct the respondents include names of all the workers working as field operators in the voters list prepared for determination of relative strength of Trade Unions operating in the 1st respondent Asset and permit them to vote and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 51474 OF 2015

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 direct the respondents 1 and 2 to permit all the workers working as field operators in the 1st respondent Asset to cast their vote in the voting schedule to be held on 11.12.2015 and 28.12.2-2015 for determining the relatives strength of the Trade Unions operating in the 1st respondent Asset by including their names in the voters lost prepared for the said purpose and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. RAMA MOHAN PALANKI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. ASHOK RAM V

2. KAKARA VENKATA RAO

The Court made the following:

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