LAWS(DLH)-2017-3-27

SUBHASIS KUNDU AND ORS. Vs. UOI AND ANR.

Decided On March 06, 2017
Subhasis Kundu And Ors. Appellant
V/S
UOI And Anr. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule D.B. was issued in this matter on 19.07.2011.

(2.) Challenge in this writ petition is to the orders dated 31.10.2007 in O.A. No. 239/2007 and 20.02.2008 in R.A. No. 01/2008 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi (briefly the "Tribunal ") whereby both the application and the review filed by the petitioners herein have been dismissed.

(3.) Brief facts to be noticed for the disposal of the present writ petition are that the petitioners at the relevant point of time were working as "Personal Assistants " (later redesignated as "Stenographers Grade-I ") in the Research, Designs and Standards Organisation/respondent no. 2 (briefly the "RDSO "), which was an attached office with the Ministry of Railways. As per the prevalent recruitment rules, the next promotional avenue for Stenographers was that of "Private Secretary ", which was to be filled up 50% by seniority-cum-suitability and 50% by Limited Departmental Competitive Examination ( "LDCE ").