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 : 20736 of 2005 Between: Smt. K.P. Kalavathi W/o Lokanath Pillai Telephone Exchange, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Papaniaidupeta, Srikalahasti Groups, Telecom District, Tirupathi, Chittoor, Chittoor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General, BSNL, Corporate Office, New Delhi 2 the Chief General Manager, BSNL, A.P. Circle, Nampally Hyderabad 3 The General Manager, BSNL, Tirupathi Telecom District 4 The Sub Divisional Engineer (Groups) BSNL Kapilathiratham Road, Tirupathi 5 The Sub Divisional Officer, Telecom BSNL, Srikalahasthi .....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 inaction of the respondent No.3 &2 in considering the petitioner for regularization via grant to temporary status of Group-D and after conversion into fulltime casual Labourers temporary status scheme who Coverage has been extended from time to time, by holding the same as arbitrary, discriminatory, illegal being violation of Article 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider her for regularization after granting temporary status and conversion into full time casual labourer along with consequential benefits and pass such further orders deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KRISHNA DEVAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MS.P.SARADA(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 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.20736 of 2005 25th June, 2009 CBS