In addition to the PLI filed against closure of telegram services in Madras High Court, another PLI is filed in the Madurai branch of the Madras High Court. A report on the same is reproduced below:
Madurai: Against the backdrop of BSNL discontinuing the 160-year-old telegraph service from 15 July, a PIL was today filed in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court here seeking a stay on the order.
A Division Bench of Justice Paul N Vasanthakumar and Justice P Devadoss directed the central government advocate to get instructions and posted the case for hearing tomorrow.
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Seeking the court’s intervention to stay the order of BSNL senior GM discontinuing the service, the petitioner highlighted the various important roles played by telegram.
The petitioner, President of the Federation of Consumer and Service Organizations, M.Sekaran, rejected BSNL’s contention that there are no users of the telegram, alleging the service alone had faced step-motherly treatment.
If BSNL felt that it could not run the service, it could as well hand over the service to the postal department which was handling it efficiently from 1850 to 1990.
Robert Chandrakumar, another petitioner, also filed a PIL with the same prayers on the issue.
The petitioner wanted the telegraph service to be continued at affordable rates.
According to a recent circular issued by Shameem Akhtar, Sr General Manager (Telegraph Services) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Corporate office, New Delhi, the telegraph service is to be discontinued with effect from 15 July, 2013.
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At last found that some representation came from public also. There are many ways and means even now to make the telegraph services popular and profitable. But it is observed that members of the BSNL Board are so ignorant about the style and functioning of telegraph services, that they are unable to suggest any modifications in telegraph services, so that it could be more popular and useful for not only amongst the poor people, but also amongst others also. Would you take a pain to examine the suggestions and proposals sent by me to CMD on few days ago as to how to make telegraph services profitable for its service provider-BSNL ? With Greetings..
Dear Comrade, CMD has been met several times and explained our strong protest and also methods for continuing the service. But they are not prepared to continue the service. Some 3 PLIs ar now pending in High Courts against closure of telegram service.
Sir,
Myself is a practising lawyer in Delhi. May I seek your guidance to file any case here.
Regards,
Rahul Gupta
Sir, I am leaving Delhi today and will return only on 17th. There is no problem in giving details for filing the case.
Sir,
I will wait for you.
Regards,
Rahul
OK. Thank You. VAN Namboodiri
May I get Email address of Rahul Gupta to give him some salient points for incoporating in his petition, if he feels right ?
sure it is rahulgupta.adv@gmail.com