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 : 17566 of 2004 Between: G. Satyanarayana S/o. Balaiah O/o. Asst. Engineer, Electrical Sub-Division, BSNL, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Senior Dy Director General, Cooporate Office, BSNL, New Delhi. 2 The Principal Chief Engineer (E), SNL, Electrical Zone, Hyd. 3 The Supdt. Engineer (Electrial), BSNL, Nampally, Hyd. 4 The Executive Engineer, Telecom, Electrial Division, Hyd-500 001. 5 The Assistant Engineer, Telecom, Electrical Sub-Division, 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 order, direction or a Writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring theaction of the respondents in rejecting the claim of the petitioner for the grant of temporary status of a group D and consequent regularisation as Group D w.e.f., 9.6.2000 & 1.10.2000 respectively in terms of the circulars dt. 29.6.2000, 20.11.2000, 14.8.98 and 29.9.2000 of the Department of BSNL, vide order No. 13(6)/BSNL/TED-1/305 dt . 15.4.2004 dt. -5.2004, as arbitrary, discriminatory, without application of mind to the records and illegal being violative of Article 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to extend the benefit of temporary status of a Group D. from dt. 9.6.2000 and from 1.10.2000 and with all consequential benefits and pass such other or further orders deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KRISHNA DEVAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.C.YADAGIRI The Court made the following : ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Krishna Devan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. C. Yadagiri, 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.17566 of 2004 25th June, 2009 CBS