L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) COMMON JUDGMENT :in this batch of writ petitions filed by Oil and natural Gas Corporation Limited, Krishna godavari Project, writs of prohibition are sought against the Central Government industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court from proceeding with the adjudication of the cases filed by the respective contract labour arrayed as respondent No. 1 in each of the writ petitions.

( 2 ) SINCE the reliefs claimed in all the writ petitions are identical, they are disposed of through this common judgment.

( 3 ) IT is averred in the affidavits filed in support of the writ petitions that the petitioner is a Central Government Company engaged in the activities of exploration and exploitation of Oil and Natural Gas and that it has its offices and establishment in the krishna Godavari Basin, with headquarters at Rajahmundry.

( 4 ) IT is their contention that the work involved in the project is not confined to any particular place and that it keeps on changing depending on the availability of hydro Carbons at various places. The work at a particular place is of relatively shorter duration. While its main activity is carried out through highly qualified technical personnel

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