By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, April 23: Justice L Narasimha Reddy of the AP High Court onWednesday issued notices to Central Government and Cement Corporation of India on a petition filed by CCI employees, Adilabad unit seeking a direction that the Union minister for heavy industries, Mr Santosh Mohan Dev made as a respondent in their petition.
While dealing with the petition, the court asked Mr Rakesh Tikku counsel for the CCI to file their counter by Monday.
Mr. S Ramachandra Rao, senior counsel for the petitioner's told the court that Centre had included the Bokajan unit of CCI in Silchar of Assam in rehabilitationscheme because it was in the constituency represented by the Union minister for heavy industries, MrSantosh Mohan Dev.
Mr Rao submitted that the unit was found viable according to a report of the Development Consultancy Limited. He urged the court to implead theminister as arespondent.
Mr Ramachandra Rao told the court that the Adilabad unit was a perfectcase to beincluded in the rehabilitation package as recommended by the Board forIndustrial andFinancial Reconstruction (BIFR).
It may be mentioned that the Cement Corporation of India had decided in 2007 to close seven of its units including the one at Adilabad.
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