RAM BAHADUR VERMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) JUDGMENT and order dated 20 -2 -2002/Annexure -13 to the writ petition, passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, Allahabad (called 'the Tribunal'), rejecting Original Application No. 9 of 1997, R.B. Verma v. Union of India & 2 Ors., is subject -matter of challenge by means of the present writ petition No. 30733 of 2002 under Article 226, Constitution of India.

(2.) WE may give, at the outset, brief fact matrix of the case, for appreciating 'issue' raised by the petitioner before the Tribunal as well as this Court in the present petition.

(3.) IT has come on record that said letter was issued on the basis of telegram No. 5492 dated 30 -11 -1988 received from the office of the Controller General, Defence Accounts, New Delhi. By means of said order No. 230 dated 2 -12 -1988 all concerned in the Main Office and Sub -Offices under Controller of Defence Accounts, Patna were informed that all affected individuals who could not exercise their option in time in past and whose request for condonation of delay in exercising option was rejected by CGDA or whose cases are under reference to CGDA, may be asked to exercise their option on or before 31 -12 -1988 without fail.