KHALILUR RAHAMAN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India is at the instance of the unsuccessful applications under section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the "act") and is directed against the order dated December 12, 2003 passed by the State Administrative Tribunal thereby rejecting the said application under section 19 of the Act filed by the petitioners.

(2.) BY the application under section 19 of the Act, the writ petitioners challenged the order dated July 15, 2002 passed by the Special Secretary to the Government of West Bengal whereby the earlier orders dated 10th August, 2001 and 18th September, 2001, by which the writ petitioners were given appointment to the posts of District Mass Education and Information Officer and the re-designated post of District Extension and Media Officers respectively, were declared to be nullity and the writ petitioners were directed to hold the temporary posts of Mass Education and Information Officer and to return the excess payment of remuneration.

(3.) THE facts giving rise to filing of the present writ application may be summed up thus: