VISHAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN exercise of power under Rule 10 of the Delegation of Financial Powers Rules, 1958, the Chief Commissioner, Chandigarh was pleased to accord sanction to start a Diploma Course in Yoga, for the session 1976 -77, at Yoga Health Centre, Chandigarh. Sanction was also accorded for creation of two posts of lecturers i.e. (i) Lecturer in Psychology/Philosophy; and (ii) Lecturer in Bio -Chemistry, in the scale of Rs.300 -600. A formal order in this regard was issued by the Finance Secretary, U.T.,

(2.) CHANDIGARH on 04.01.1977. An advertisement was made by the Department of Sports, Chandigarh Administration, vide which applications were solicited from the eligible candidates to fill up the aforesaid two posts. Likewise, another advertisement dated 18.07.1977 was issued for the purpose of making admission to Diploma Course in Yoga. The petitioners competed for selection against the said two posts and having been selected, petitioner No.1 was appointed as a Lecturer in Psychology/Philosophy in Yoga & Health Organization, Sector 23, Chandigarh in the scale of Rs.300 -600, vide letter dated 04.11.1977. Similarly, petitioner No.2 was also appointed as Lecturer in Bio -Chemistry in the scale of Rs.300 -600, vide letter dated 23.02.1977.

(3.) IT was in the background of the afore -narrated facts, the petitioners approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (for short, 'the Tribunal') vide O.A. No.772/CH/1992 and prayed for the following reliefs: