PREM NATH SINGH Vs. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PATNA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) WITH the consent of the parties, the writ petition is taken up tor final disposal today.

(2.) FOR filling up vacancies of teaching staff at ELTC/TATA. BSP and TPKR. options from eligible regular Elecl. Loco Rg. Supervisors. Elecl. mail/express drivers, passenger -drivers and goods drivers were invited. The posts in question were the deputation posts and the selected persons after completing the tenure were liable to be repatriated, The last date for receipt of the options was fixed as 10.6.1999. One of the predominant and primary conditions was that the optees should have at least three years experience. The relevant part of the Circular dated 17.5.1999 which had invited options, reads thus in so far as the cut -off date as fixed therein is concerned :

(3.) THE Tribunal, while dealing with the lack of requisite experience by the petitioner as on the cut -off date, observed as under ;