Manoj Kumar Dhruw v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 6789 of 2017 Manoj Kumar Dhruw S/o Late Amarnath Dhruw, Aged About 26 Years R/o Village Ghoghra, Post Office Bartori, Tahsil Bilha, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Through Chief Managing Director, A 601, Statesman House, Barakhambha Road, New Delhi.

2. High Power Committee, Office Of Chief General Manager, Telecom (Chhattisgarh Telecom Circle), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Near Secretariat, G. E. Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Chief General Manager, (Telecommunication), Chhattisgarh Division, Vidhansabha Road, Khamhardih, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 492007

4. The Assistant General Manager, Office Of Chief General Manager, Telecom (Chhattisgarh Telecom Circle), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Vidhansabha Road, Khamhardih, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :

Mr. Lekhram Dhruw, Advocate.

For respondents :

Mr. Sandeep Dubey, Advocate, on advance copy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order on Board 06/12/2017 1.

Learned counsel for the respondents would submit that the services dispute of employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited have been brought within the jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal by issuance of notification under Section 14 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. 2.

Statement is not disputed. Accordingly, this petition is not maintainable at the first instance before the High Court in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of L. Chandra Kumar Vs. Union of India and Others, (1997) 3 SCC 261.

3.

Accordingly, this petition is dismissed with liberty to file original application before the jurisdictional Central Administrative Tribunal. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rohit