MAMTA ROHIT Vs. PRAFULLA RANJAN & ORS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Diary NO. 4994 OF 2018

(2.) The Special Leave Petition is, accordingly, dismissed on the ground of delay.

(3.) There is no dispute that the Board of Directors of the appointing authority consisted of a nominee of the Government of India, among others. On the basis of the written test and the interview, the appellant was offered appointment on 31.05.2011 and the appellant joined duty on 01.07.2011. For the purpose of taking up the appointment under the third respondent, the appellant was required to resign from the post she was holding in IDBI Bank as Deputy General Manager. After completing the period of probation, the appellant was confirmed in service. Towards the end of the year 2013, some of the candidates who competed along with the appellant, but were unsuccessful, approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (in short, "CAT") challenging the appointment of the appellant. While the matter was pending before the CAT, the appellant was issued a Show Cause Notice on 21.02.2014 pursuant to a letter dated 17.02.2014 from the Ministry of Finance. Not being satisfied with the reply, the appointment of the appellant was cancelled on 102014.