IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 9377 of 2005 Between: L. Suryanarayana Rao, S/o. L. Mohan Rao, T.R.A. Bldgs Section ( AO - DOT- SOFT), O/o. General Manager, BSNL, Tirupati. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India, rep. by Chief General Manager, BSNL, AP Circle, Hyderabad. 2 The General manager, BSNL, Tirupati SSA, Tirupati. 3 the Dy. General Manager, BSNL, Kapithirtham Road, Tirupati. 4 The Asst. General Manager, O/o. General Manager, BSNL, TIRUPATI. 5 THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER ( DOT-SOFT), O/O. GENERAL MANAGER, BSNL, Tirupati. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an order, direction or a writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondents in refusing to confer the temporary status of a group D vide order No. GMTD/Trp/LC/WP.No.17884/4/2, dt. 06.01.05 as arbitrary, discriminatory, illegal unjust and unsustainable, being violation of the ARt. 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same by calling for the records and consequently to direct the respondents to issue order granting the benefit of temporary status of a Group D to the petitioner with all consequential benefits and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KRISHNA DEVAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.R.S.MURTHY The Court made the following : ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Krishna Devan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. R.S. Murthy, learned Standing counsel for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, submitted that in view of the notification dated 31.10.2008 issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), including the organization of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited within the purview of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, as per Section 29(2) of the said Act, this writ petition is to be transferred to the Central Administrative Tribunal of Hyderabad Bench. In the light of the said submission, Office is directed to transfer the writ petition to the Central Administrative Tribunal of Hyderabad Bench, by obtaining necessary acknowledgment from the Tribunal. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 25th June, 2009. CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.9377 of 2005 25th June, 2009 CBS