IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 14362 of 2004 Between: N. Narasimha Reddy S/o. N. Narsa Reddy Office of the GMTD, B.S.N.L., Nizamabad Telecom District, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The General Manager, BSNL, Nizamabad Telecom District, Nizamabad.s 2 The Divisional Engineer (Admn), BSNL, GMTD, Nizamabad. .....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 appropriate Writ or Direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus calling for the records pertaining to GMTNZB/X/Disc/NNR/03-04/69 Dt. 12.11.2003, imposing the penalty of removal from service on the petitioner and set aside the same after declaring the same as arbitrary illegal and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service and restore his grade, pay and seniority and pay him all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.KRISHNA MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent : MR.B.NARASIMHA SARMA FOR RMAPP GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE FOR R MR.T.HANUMANTHA REDDY FOR RMAPP. The Court made the following : ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri M.V. Krishna Mohan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the 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 26th June, 2009. CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.14362 of 2004 26th June, 2009 CBS