S.J. Mukhopadhaya, J.-The petitioner has preferred this writ petition against the order, contained in Memo No. 2673 dated 2nd December, 2004, issued. by the 5th respondent, General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Transmission Zone-I, Ranchi, whereby and whereunder, claim of the petitioner for payment of dues for performing overtime work has been partly rejected on the ground that there is a limitation to take overtime work for more than 50 hours in a quarter of a particular year or maximum 150 hours in the concerned financial year, as per the Board's circular.

Further prayer has been made by the petitioner for a direction on the respondents to prosecute the concerned 2nd to 5th respondents for violating the provisions of Factories Act, 1948, in terms with the provisions of Sections 92 and 105 of the Factories Act, 1948.

2. The petitioner, who was posted as Assistant Controller, Transmission Sub-Division-Jadugora, while performing the duties as such, the State Electricity Board took overtime work on different dates in between January, 1994 and December, 2001 but did not pay him the overtime dues.

Being aggrieved, the petitioner had to move before this Court in W.P.(S) No. 127 of 2002