lN THE HIGH COU Kl‘ OF CHHA’FI‘ISGARH : BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 990 of2009 Petitioner Versus Respondents 1. N (SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri J.) None for the petitioner. Ms Shannila Singhai, Iespondent No. 1. R. N, ‘l‘iwari, (Ram Nalayan Tiwan'), S/o Shn‘ Bisahu R‘am Tiwan', aged about 53 years, R/o Telephone Mechanic, Chatmji Gali, Sarkanda, Bilaspur C.G. Union of India, through the Secretalv Depamment of Communication Sanché; Bhawan, 20, Ashok Road, New Delhi, 110 001 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (Government of India Enterprise) through Chailman and Managing Director, Coxporate office at Harischandra Mathur Line, Janpath, new Delhi 1 10 001 Chief General Manager, Telecommunication, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Chhattisgarh Telecom Circle, Raipur, C.G. General Manager, Telecom District Bilaspur, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bilaspur C.G. T.C.Rao, Telephone Mechanic, C/o General Manager, Telecom District Bilaspur, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bilaspur, C.G. WRIT PE’I‘ITON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Assistant Solicitor General for the / ORDER 1. The petitioner, who is working as Telephone Mechanic in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has filed this petition challenging the order dated 18.4.2007 (Annexure P/ 1), passed by the Senior Account Ohicer (Cash), ohice of the BSNL, G.M.'I‘.D. Bilaspur. (Passed on this 4th Day of March, 2009) ‘ Ms Singhai, learned Assistant Solicitor General produced a copy of the notification dated 3 15‘ October, 2008, issued by the Ministxv of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnei and Training), issued in the Gazette of India (Exuaordinaly). A copy of the notincation is taken on record. The notification stipulates that the provisions of sub—section (3) 01' Section 14 of the Administtative Tribunals Act, 1985 are applicable to Bnarat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Thus, any gn‘evance in respect of service dispute ofthe oiiicers and employees of the BSNL is to be considexed by the Central Administrative Tribunal. In View of the foregoing, this petition is dismissed as not maintainable. However, in the interest of justice, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to any other forum, which is available under provisions of law. Thaku: ‘i‘: Sdk i: Satish K-Agnihotri 1i ‘1 Judge _ H