N BASKARAN Vs. V RANGANATHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN the Judgment, the parties shall be referred to in the same rank as they are arrayed in W. P. No. 41237 of 2005.

(2.) THESE writ petitions have been filed challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, in O. A. No. 689 of 2004 dated 7. 12. 2005. The above said O. A. was filed by the 1st respondent/applicant therein with the following original prayer:

(3.) THE facts leading to the above writ petitions are: the 2nd respondent in W. P. No. 41237/2005 called for applications for appointment to the post of Principal, Government Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry, by advertisement bearing No. 17 published in the Employment News on 13. 9. 2003 for three vacancies. Out of the said three vacancies, one was reserved for Scheduled Caste. In respect of Scheduled Caste vacancy, totally, 48 applications were received. On the basis of preliminary scrutiny and short-listing criteria, approved by the 2nd respondent, 11 candidates were called for interview on 9. 3. 2004. The petitioner and the 1st respondent were also among those eleven candidates. Basing on the performance in the interview, the petitioner was selected as per the selection list published on 16. 7. 2004. Subsequent to this, the 1st respondent herein filed the above said O. A. The Tribunal, by order dated 7. 12. 2005, allowed the O. A. and further directed the official respondents to appoint the 1st respondent as the Principal of the Higher Secondary School. Challenging the same, the petitioner herein has filed the above writ petition.