BUDDHADEB PAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Pursuant to an advertisement dated 30/08/2008 for the posts of 'Mazdoor' in the Ministry of Defence issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, the petitioners Buddha Deb Pal and Sandeep Kumar applied for the aforesaid post. They appeared for the required test and were selected. Aggrieved by the fact that no appointment letter was issued in their favour the petitioners approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, Calcutta Bench for redressal by filing Original application No. 1261 of 2011.

(2.) The main contention of the petitioners before the Tribunal was that the advertisement for recruitment to Group 'D' posts (Mazdoor vacancies) issued on 30/08/2008 did not mention that the required qualification for the said post is matriculation.

(3.) After hearing the learned Counsel for the applicants/petitioners and on perusal of the pleadings with reference to the materials produced, the Tribunal dismissed the Original application No. 1261 of 2011 vide order dated 20/02/2012 with the following observation: -