SALAM PRIYOKUMAR SINGH v. BHARAT SANCHSAR NIGAM LTD. AND ANOTHER
Court: High Court of Manipur
Bench: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GUNESHWAR SHARMA
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High Court of Manipur judgment dated 2024-09-20. SALAM PRIYOKUMAR SINGH v. BHARAT SANCHSAR NIGAM LTD. AND ANOTHER. Read the judgment and case details on...
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82-84 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 650 of 2024 with MC (WP(C)) No. 550 of 2024 with MC (WP(C)) No. 541 of 2024 Salam Priyokumar Singh … Petitioner -Versus- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd & Anr … Respondents BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA 20. 09. 2024 Present Ms. M. Nikita, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. R. Sharma, learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner approached this Court challenging the impugned transfer and posting order dated 3. 7. 2024 issued by the respondents whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Manipur Circle to Dimapur Circle. Vide order dated 13. 9. 2024, this Court issued Notice and passed interim order of maintaining status quo as on date till the next date of hearing. When the matter was taken up on 17. 9. 2024, the petitioner has also filed an application being MC (WP(C)) No. 550 of 2024 for impleading the Senior General Manager, BSNL, Manipur as respondent No.
3 and accordingly, the matter is listed today. When the matter is taken up today, Mr. B. R. Sharma, learned counsel for the respondents draws attention of this Court to the Notification issued with regard to the Purview of Central Administrative Tribunal, under Section 14(2) of the Act, 1985. In Column (D), List of Corporations/societies/ other authorities within the Purview of CAT under Section 14(2) of the AT Act, 1985, at Sl. No. 154 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, M/o Communications and Information Technology is listed as one of the Public Sector Undertakings, whose service matter lies before the CAT. It is submitted that the present writ petition is not maintainable before this Court. Ms.
Nikita, learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that she may be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, at Guwahati for pursuing the matter and respondents may be directed not to take any coercive action till the matter is heard by the CAT at Guwahati. Mr. B. R. Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent is also agreeable to the submission made by Ms. Nikita, learned counsel for the petitioner. Recording the submissions made at the Bar and in view of the Notification mentioned above, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to approach the appropriate Forum. Till the matter is heard by the CAT at Guwahati, respondents shall not take any coercive action against the petitioner. With this observation, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Misc Cases are disposed of accordingly. Earlier interim order stands vacated.
Furnish a copy of this order to learned counsel for the parties. JUDGE Priyojit Digitally signed by RAJKUMAR RAJKUMAR PRIYOJIT PRIYOJIT SINGH Date: 2024. 09. 23 SINGH 14:57:01 +05'30'
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