IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 22981 of 2008 Between: K. Sathyamurthy, S/o. K. Radhakrishnan, O/o. Principal General Manager, Hyderabad Telecom District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, 20, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1 2 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Janapath, New Delhi-1. 3 The Chief General Manager, Andhra Pradesh Telecom Circle (BSNL), Door Sanchar Bhavan, Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad-1. .....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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction, while holding the condition NO.18 in the 1st Respondent Lr.No. A-11013/1/2005-Admn.II/Absorption Cell (ITS/TTS/TFS) dated 26-08-2008 restricting the right exercise option only to those who have not exercised option earlier as bad in law, violative of Art. 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India while declaring the option exercised by the petitioner on 10-03-2006 and the Lr.No. 400-24/2005-STG-III dated 22-12-2005 issued by the 1st respondent as illegal and violative Art 320 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioner has a right to exercise fresh option in pursuance of DOT Lr.No. A-11013/1/2005- Admn.II/Absorption Cell (ITS/TTS/TFS) dated 26-08-2008, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:DR.A.RAGHU KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.22981 of 2008 ORDER: The learned counsel for the writ petitioner has circulated a letter, dated 17-06-2009, seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, in view of the notification issued by the Central Government conferring jurisdiction to hear the service disputes of the employees of B.S.N.L. on the Central Administrative Tribunal. 2. Granting liberty to the writ petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal for redressal of his grievance, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. 3. The interim order granted by this court in W.P.M.P.No.29931 of 2008, shall stand vacated. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 19th June, 2009 PN/VGB HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.22981 of 2008 19th June, 2009