IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.2071 of 2026 Dated: 23.01.2026 Between:

Sri Lava Kumar Koppu …Petitioner AND THE State of Telangana Rep. by its Principal Secretary Department of Labour, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 2 others …Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the inaction, delay and failure on the part of respondent No.2 in concluding and disposing of S.E.Nos.07 of 2018 and 08 of 2018 filed by the petitioner, as arbitrary and illegal, and for a consequential direction to dispose of the said proceedings within a time-bound period.

2. Heard Ms. K. Sai Mounika, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Labour, for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that S.E. No.07 of 2018 (illegal termination) and S.E. No.08 of 2018 (non-payment of wages) were initiated in the year 2018 by the petitioner and have remained pending for nearly eight years. She submits that despite completion of petitioner’s evidence and cross-examination, the said pending proceedings are being repeatedly adjourned, causing serious prejudice to the petitioner. She submits that the prolonged delay of deciding the said pending proceedings defeats the object of beneficial labour legislation and violates the petitioner’s rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. She further clarifies that no relief on merits is sought and the prayer is confined only to expeditious disposal of the said pending proceedings.

4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for Labour submits that respondent No.2 will consider and dispose of the aforesaid pending proceedings as expeditiously as possible.

5. Having regard to the submissions made on either side and considering the fact that the aforesaid proceedings have been pending since 2018, this Court is of the view that the ends of justice would be met by issuing a direction for time-bound disposal of the aforesaid proceedings.

6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to dispose of aforesaid S.E.Nos.07 of 2018 and 08 of 2018 filed by the petitioner, strictly in accordance with law, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and to communicate the same to the petitioner. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.

___________________________ NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA,J

Date:23.01.2026

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