: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.652 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION NO.652 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION NO.652 OF 2002 1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. through its Chief General Manager Maharashtra Telecome Circle Fountain Telecom Building NO.2 8th floor, Mumbai-400 001 2. Chief General Manager, BSNL Maharashtra Telecom Circle, Fountain Telecom Building No.II 8th floor, Mumbai - 400 001 3. The Chief Superintendent Central Telegraph Office, Mumbai-1 ... Petitioners V/s. 1. Smt.S.N. Kharade 2. Shri T.R. Machchi 3. Shri I.M. Shaikh 4. Shri S.M. Borkar 5. Shri P.C. Mhatre 6. Shri C.G. D’Silva 7. Shri V.M. Godbole 8. Shri C.B. Namjoshi 9. Shri B.D. Navre 10. Shri V.M. Dolhare 11. Shri M.R. Upadhye 12. Shri R.M. Shelatkar 13. Shri S.B. Jahagirdar 14. Smt.K.P. Pilankar 15. Shri R.A. Kadam 16. Shri C.G. Ganacharya 17. Shri S.B. Deshpande 18. Shri R.N. Joshi 19. Shri S.S. Tiwari 20. Shri Y.N. Bhoir 21. Shri A.N. Mhadgut 22. Shri R.D. Adhav 23. Shri S.Y. Dethe 24. Shri P.B. Rathod 25. Shri P.V. bansode 26. Smt. M.Natarajan 27. Smt.S.V. Chhatre 28. Shri H.G. Gurubaxani 29. Shri M.Y.H. Shaikh 30. Shri P.M. Rao 31. Smt.L.A. Pavse 32. Shri R.B. Taware 33. Shri G.M. Khavanekar : 2 : (All are working in the cadre of Telegraphist at Central Telegraph Office, Fort, Mumbai-400 001) 34. Shri M.P. Nandanwar 35. Shri M.B. Pendam 36. Shri R.S. Mandavi 37. Shri V.K. Raravikar 38. Shri G.R. Dara (Respondent Nos.34 to 38 are working as Chief Telegraph Master in the office of the Chief Superintendent Fort, Mumbai-400001) ... Respondents Mrs.N.V. Masurkar a/w Mr.Vinay S. Masurkar for Petitioners Mr.G.K. Masand for Respondent Nos.1 to 33 CORAM: H.L. GOKHALE & H.L. GOKHALE & H.L. GOKHALE & SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. JUDGEMENT RESERVED ON: SEPTEMBER , 2004 SEPTEMBER , 2004 SEPTEMBER , 2004 JUDGMENT DELIVERED ON: OCTOBER 1, 2004 OCTOBER 1, 2004 OCTOBER 1, 2004 JUDGMENT (PER SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.): JUDGMENT (PER SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.): JUDGMENT (PER SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.): . For the reasons set out in Writ Petition No.651 of 2002, this Writ Petition is allowed and disposed of accordingly. (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (NISHITA MHATRE, J.)