JAYANTI LAL DEVASI Vs. DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER (E)

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned advocate Mr.Rahul Sharma for the petitioner and learned advocate Mr.Sudhir Mehta for the respondent.

(2.) By filing this petition, the petitioner has challenged order dtd. 28/6/2021 passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench, Ahmedabad in Original Application No.169 of 2021. The Tribunal thereby upheld the decision of the respondent authorities in not accepting the application of the petitioner for allowing the petitioner to participate in the limited departmental competitive examination for the purpose of promotional post.

(3.) By the communication dtd. 25/3/2021, the competent authority of the respondent- Railways declared the list of eligible candidates for the purpose of promotion on the post of Senior Clerk in the pay band of Rs.5,200.00 20,000 plus Grade pay Rs.1,900.00 (Level 2) in LDCE quota. The said limited department examinations for which the petitioner declared ineligible was for the purpose of promotion against 16-2.3% vacancies in the rank for the Junior Clerk for those employees who did not have the promotional avenues.