Filling of Sr Postmaster Cadre Posts - Judgement pronounced by CAT Bench CHANDIGARH on case filed by IP/ASP Association Haryana/Punjab Circles
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH
ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.1328/HR/2011
Order Reserved on 23.04.2015
Pronounced on 28.04.2015
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. RAJWANT SANDHU, MEMBER (A)
HON'BLE DR. BRAHM A. AGRAWAL, MEMBER (J)
1. All India Association of IPASP, Haryana Circle through Circle Secretary Sh. Hira Lal son of Late Sh. Chandu Ram, age 47 years working as ASPO(HQ) Kurukshetra.
2. Subash Chander son of Sh. Ram Dia, aged 41 years, ASPO Yamunanagar Postal Sub Division, Yamunanagar.
3. All India Association of IPASP, Punjab Circle Headquarters, Chandigarh through Circle Secretary Hari Mohan son of Shri Kishan Pal, aged 50 years, officiating as Deputy Divisional Manager, PLI, office of Chief Post Master General, Punjab Circle, Chandigarh
4. Gopal Krishan son of Late Sh.S.Sharma Asstt. Supdt. Post Offices, East Sub Division, Chandigarh.
... Applicants
Versus
1. Union of India through the Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Department of Posts, New Delhi.
2. The Chief Postmaster General, Punjab Circle, Chandigarh.
3. The Chief Postmaster General, Haryana Circle, Ambala.
Respondents
Present: Sh. V.K. Sharma, counsel for the applicants.
Sh. Rohit Mittal, proxy for Sh. Rakesh Verma, counsel for the respondents.
O R D E R
BY HON'BLE MRS. RAJWANT SANDHU, MEMBER (A)
1. This O.A. has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following relief:
8(i) Quash the letter dated 3.10.2011 (Annexure A-1) by which Limited Departmental Examination for Promotion to the cadre of Sr. Postmaster (Gazetted) has been ordered to be held on 31.12.2011 which is against the Department of Posts, Postal Supdts/Postmaster Group B Recruitment Rules, 1987 as amended from time to time as there is no vacant post in the quota prescribed under the rules.