32. Although the counsel for the petitioner contended that in
view of the conflict between the decisions in HMT Employees
Union (7 supra), All India Reserve Bank Employees Federation
(8 supra) and Management of APSRTC, Hyderabad (6 supra) on
the one hand and the decisions in Panyam Cements Employees
Union (5 supra), I.Srinivas Rao (3 supra) and Indian Leaf Spring
Kamgar Union (4 supra), this Court ought to refer the issue of
maintainability of Writ Petition to a Larger Bench, I am unable to
agree with the said submission.
In yet another decision rendered on the same lines in DR.
REDDYS FORMULATIONS TECHOPS-II vs. GOVERNMENT OF
TELANGANA,3 this Court having referred to the decisions in
MANAGEMENT OF APSRTC, HYDERABADs case (2 supra) &
and un-reported decision of this Court in HMT EMPLOYEES
UNIONs case passed in WP No.3174 of 1967, dated 07-08-1968
and following the ratio decidendi laid down therein refused
entertain the writ petition on the ground that Code of Discipline
has no statutory force and cannot be enforced in a proceeding
under Article 226 of the Constitution, leaving it open to the
aggrieved parties to approach civil Court.