(1.) - Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties.
(2.) This petition is directed against the judgment and order dated 26.4.2012 in O.A. No.36 of 2011 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) rejecting the Petitioner's claim that the rules of reservation be applied for appointments to the post of Member (Technical) in Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).
(3.) By notification/advertisement dated 17.8.2009, applications came to be invited for appointment to the post of Member (Technical), CESTAT. There was nothing in the notification/advertisement to indicate that any post of Member (Technical) was reserved for the members of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes. However, the notification/advertisement in prescribed format of application and clause '5' thereof, read as follows: