MISHRI LAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE 9 petitioners are BSNL employees, who were initially appointed in the year 1982 as Junior Hindi Translators in Department of Tele Communication, Government of India, which subsequently gave origin to BSNL on 1.10.2000 in a Government of India undertaking.

(2.) ON 10.7.1995 the petitioners were promoted on local officiating basis as AD (OL) in the office of the General Manager Tele Com. respondent No. 6 and since then they are working as Addl. Directors (OL).

(3.) RESPONDENT No. 3, C.M.D. Chairman B.S.N.L. subsequently on 1.10.2005 framed another Rules for promotion, which are Annexure -3 on the record ( hereinafter called the New Rules) and which prescribe an examination for promotion for the post of 'Rajbhasa Adhikari', a new name given, to the post of A.D. ( OL), for the said employees.