IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 1700 OF 2003 WRIT PETITION NO. 1700 OF 2003 WRIT PETITION NO. 1700 OF 2003 Shri Keshav Sakharam Malwe. ... Petitioner. V/s. Chief General Manager, MTNL and others. ... Respondents. S.S.Sawant for the petitioner. Ms.S.I.Shah i/b. S.I.Shah & Co. for the respondents. CORAM: V.C.DAGA and CORAM: V.C.DAGA and CORAM: V.C.DAGA and MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED: 17th February 2009. DATED: 17th February 2009. DATED: 17th February 2009. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. Perused petition. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents brought to our notice a notification issued by the Government of India dated 30th October, 2008 whereby the Central Government with effect from 10th November, 2008 has conferred powers on the Central Administrative Tribunal ("CAT" for short) to deal with the matters relating to the MTNL. Section 28 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1955 confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Central Administrative Tribunal to deal with and decide the matter. Section 29(2) makes it obligatory on the part of the Court to transfer the matter pending before the Court to the Tribunal. Under these circumstances, registry is directed to transfer the present petition to the CAT. CAT is expected to decide this petition with expeditious despatch considering the age of the petitioner. 3. Parties are directed to appear before the CAT on 25th February, 2009. Petitioner undertakes to communicate this order to the CAT. Learned counsel for the M.T.N.L. also takes notice of this order. (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.) (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.)