COMMON ORDER

The respondent/Labour Enforcement Officer (Central) filed complaints under Section 23 of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 for the breach of Section 7 against the petitioners herein before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranipet. The learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of the complaint in S.T.C.Nos.726, 727, 370, 376, 377, 399, 371, 378, 724, 725, 728, 730, 729 and 731 of 2012 respectively and issued summons to the petitioners. The petitioners have been shown as accused in the complaints. After receipt of the complaints, the petitioners, who are the the accused in various STCs, have filed the present Criminal Original Petitions before this court under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are the Additional General Manager of M/s.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., which is a Limited Company and there are various units and all the units are controlled by the above said company and they have got the licence in accordance with Chapter IV of the Act and within their jurisdiction, they engaged labourers and not violated the Act.

3. The respondent is the Enforcement Officer, who is the Centra