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 : 8646 of 2005 Between: B.Siva Saranappa, S/o. Late B.Basava Raj, Kurnool District, A.P., ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General, BSNL, Corporate Office, New Delhi. 2 The Chief General Manager, BSNL, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The General Mangager, BSNL, Kurnool. 4 The Divisional Engineer, BSNL, Adoni, Kurnool District. 5 The Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL, Adoni, Kurnool District. .....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 rejecting the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment vide order No.TA/STA/(R)/13-042/2004/10 dt.11.10.2004 by R-2 and also the Lr.No.TDK/E-2ARR/B.B/99-2K/24 dt.14.12.2004 passed by R-2 as arbitrary, discriminatory, without application of mind to the relevant facts and illegal being violative of Article 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in the respondent corporation 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(SC FOR B.S.N.L) 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.8646 of 2004 25th June, 2009 CBS