TARA CHAUHAN Vs. PRADEEP KUMAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Vide the present petition, the petitioners seek direction thereby initiating the contempt proceedings for not complying with the directions as contained in common order/judgment dated 19.08.2014 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.5111/2014, 5146/2014 and 5162/2014 as well as order dated 31.10.2014 passed in CM Appl. No.17593/2014 in W.P. (C) No.5111/2014 whereby further clarified the directions contained in para 13(v) of the said judgment and reiterated the directions to entertain/accept the applications of 100% blind category candidates and allowed them to participate in the recruitment test.

(2.) Initially, the petitioners had filed an OA before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, with a prayer to set aside and quash advertisement No.220-E/open mkt/RRC/2013 dated 30.12.2013 to the extent that it had excluded the 100% blind candidates from consideration for appointment to other posts except a post of Cook and accordingly, sought relief to declare that 100% blinds were eligible for consideration and appointment, if selected, to the posts advertised. The said OA was disposed of vide order dated 13.03.2014 by setting aside the advertisement to the extent it excluded the 100% blinds from consideration for appointment to other posts. Accordingly, the respondents were directed to consider the 100% blinds also for appointment to other posts advertised. Consequently, the learned CAT directed the respondents to issue a corrigendum within fifteen days from the said date and well before the examination commences that 100% blinds and low vision candidates were also eligible to apply.

(3.) The respondents, being aggrieved, challenged the same before the Division Bench of this Court vide W.P.(C) No.5111/2014, 5146/2014 and 5162/2014. The said petitions were disposed of by a common judgment dated 19.08.2014 by directing as under:-