SIYARAM Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ON his failure to succeed in the Central Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal' for short), (Allahabad Bench) in OA No. 244 of 1986 decided on 29/06/1987 the appellant has come to this Cout in appeal. The appellant had prayed in his petition before the Tribunal for quashing the panel dated 28/04/1986 for promotion to the post of Chief Personnel Inspector in the Northern Railway. While D.K. Srivastava and P.N. Tripathi respectively respondents 4 and 5 were empanelled, the appellant could not make it. He also sought direction that he was entitled to appointment to this post of Chief Personnel Inspector.

(2.) DIVISIONAL Manager, Northern Railway, issued a letter on 17/03/1986 for holding interviews for two posts of Chief Personnel Inspector from DIVISIONAL Personnel Inspectors. At the relevant time only four persons were eligible for filling up the post of Chief Personnel Inspector. They were :

(3.) THOUGH D. K. Srivastava was lower in the seniority list to the appellant but it is admitted that both of them were promoted to the post of Divisional Personnel Inspector on the same day. Interview were held on 12/04/1986 and selection list was prepared on 28/04/1986. The appellant challenged his non selection in the Tribunal by filing petition on 14/05/1986 which, as noted above, was dismissed by the Tribunal by judgment dated 29/06/1987.