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 : 17074 of 2004 Between: R. Ravi Kumar S/o R. Narasimhulu O/o SDE. (MM), KT. Road, Tirupati and R/o 4-5-1247, Giripuram, Reservoir Road, Tirupathi ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief General Manager, A.P. Circle BSNL, Telecom, Hyderabad 2 The Assistant General Manager (Admn) O/o The General Manager, Telecom District, BSNL, Tirupathi-517501 3 The Accounts Officer, O/o GMTD. BSNL,Tirupathi-517501 4 Sub-Divisional Officer, (Phones), Tirupathi Telecom District, BSNL Tirupathi 5 The Sup Divisional Engineer, MM, O/o General Manager, TD, KT road, Tirupathi .....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 an order, direction or a Writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the inaction of the R-2 in considering the claim for the grant of temporary status of Group D Which has been forwarded by the SDE, Vigilance in his Lr. 12-12-03 as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14 16 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the R-2 to forward the case of the petitioner to the R1 who is also directed to thereupon to grant approval by passing appropriate orders on the claim of the petitioner seeking temporary status and consequent regularisation as Group-D in the respondent Department with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KRISHNA DEVAN Counsel for the Respondents: MS. P. SARADA The Court made the following : ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Krishna Devan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. P. Sarada, 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.17074 of 2004 25th June, 2009 CBS