IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12738 of 2004 Between: B.Dinakar S/o. Late B.Venkata Rangaiah, Assistant Director (Official Language) Office of the GeneralManager, Telecom District, Nalgonda. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chairman and Managing Director Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., (BSNL - for short) Statesman House B-148, Barakhamba Road, new Delhi-110001. 2 The Chief General Manager, Telecom BSNL A.P.Circle, Hyderabad. 3 The General Manager, Telecom District BSNL Nalgonda. 4 The General Manager, Telecom District BSNL Guuntur-522007. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of mandamus by directing the first respondent to consider regularisation of the petitioner as AD (OL) in terms of the existing Rules of Recruitment of Assistant Director (Official Language) in BSNL notified Vide F.No.22-35/2001-Pers-II dt.24.2.2002 (Annexure-P.25) as he is eligible under the Rules and as he has been officiating in that post from 8.3.2000 and as any further delay in this regard will be arbitrary and violative of Arts.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.V.V.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASEKHAR REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is officiating as an Assistant Director (Official Language) in the office of the General Manager, Telecom District, BSNL, Nalgonda. He made several representations to the first respondent to regularise his services. 2. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent is not passing appropriate orders on the representations made by him. 3. In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the representations of the petitioner dated 11.08.2000, 11.06.2001, 12.03.2003, 09.09.2003 and on the supplemental representations, if any, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _______________ 22.07.2004 VGB To 1 The Chairman and Managing Director Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., (BSNL - for short), Statesman House B-148, Barakhamba Road, new Delhi-110001. 2 The Chief General Manager, Telecom BSNL A.P.Circle, Hyderabad. 3 The General Manager, Telecom District BSNL Nalgonda. 4 The General Manager, Telecom District BSNL Guuntur-522007. 5 2CCs to 6 2CD copies