1. This writ petition is filed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Rajahmundry Asset (the Corporation, for short) through its Executive Director/Asset Manager seeking a Writ of mandamus declaring the Notification S.O. 1418(E), dated 22-6-2012, published in the Gazette of India dated 22-6-2012 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, New Delhi, the 1st respondent herein, as illegal and void, and to set aside the same. The 4th respondent is the General Secretary of the ONGC Krishna Godavari Contract Workers’ Union.

2. One G. Rama Swamy, the 4th respondent herein and 53 others are said to be working as Security Guards on contract basis in the petitioner-Corporation. They have been consistently demanding for abolition of the contract labour system in the petitioner-Corporation. There have been several deliberations before the respondents 1 to 3 in that regard by the contract workers and the officials of the petitioner-Corporation. According to the petitioner-Corporation, in respect of the Security Guards of ONGC installations at Rajahmundry, Kakinada etc., there are 3 rings of deployment of security. The 1st ring of security is manned by the CISF (