IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 11094 of 2004 Between D.Ravindra Babu S/o Sri .D.S.Prakash Rao o/o Sub-Divisional Officer, Telecommunications RSU, Chirala resident of Chirala ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India. rep.by its Secretary Government Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Sanchar Bhavan, 20, Ashoka Road New Delhi-110001 2 M/s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited rep. by its Chairman -cum Managing Director, Sanchar Bhawan, 20,Ashoka Road New Delhi-110001 3 TheChief General Manager, Telecommunications M/s Bharart Sanchar Nigam Limited Andhra Pradesh Circle, Abids, Hyderabad 4 The General Manager, Telecom District, M/s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Ongole. .....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 writ of Mandamaus or any other appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of Writ Direction the respondent herein to include the name of the petitioner herein between serial Nos.89 and 90 in the list of OC officials qualified in Junior Telecom Officers Screening Test Under 35% quota available as on 1st September, 2001 and declare that the petitioner is entitled to be sent for Junior Telecom officers training and appointment as Junior Telecom Officer (35% quota) with effect the from the date on which his Junior was appointed to the said cadre with all consequential benefits such as arrears of pay and allowances, seniority, promotion etc., For the Petitioner: MR.VEMURI VENKATESWARA RAO ,ADVOCATE For the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY STANDING COUNSEL The Court Made the Following : ORDER This Writ Petition is filed to direct the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in between 89 and 90 in the list of O.C. officials qualified in Junior Telecom Officers Screening test under 35% reserved quota. Admittedly, the petitioner gave representation to the third respondent on 04-10-2001 stating that the inter-se seniority of the O.C. officials qualified for Junior Telecom Oficers under 35% quota as on 01-09- 2001 has to be fixed. An appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondents in pursuance of the representation of the petitioner dated 04-10-2001 and pass appropriate orders. So at the request of both the counsels and without going into the merits of the case, a direction can be given to the respondents directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. -------------------- 02-07-2004. hsd Assistant Registrar //true copy// Section officer To 1 The Secretary to Government, The Union of India. Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Sanchar Bhavan, 20, Ashoka Road New Delhi-110001 2 The Chairman -cum Managing Director M/s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Sanchar Bhawan, 20,Ashoka Road New Delhi-110001 3 TheChief General Manager, Telecommunications M/s Bharart Sanchar Nigam Limited Andhra Pradesh Circle, Abids, Hyderabad 4 The General Manager, Telecom District, M/s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Ongole. 5. 2 C.D.copies.