7 2 of the Department of Posts Postman/ Village Postman and Mail Guards Recruitment Rules, 1989 hereinafter referred to as the Recruitment Rules as well as reservation against the OBC category is number permissible.
The High Court accordingly dismissed the Writ Petitions filed by the appellants herein questioning the companyrectness of the order passed by the Tribunal.
Since a companymon question of law arises in both these appeals, for the sake of companyvenience, we refer to the facts of the Civil Appeal No.
Hence the present appeals.
1095 of 2011 S and companynected petitions, whereby the High Court upheld the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal , which held that the appointment from GDS EDA to the post of Postman is only by promotion and number direct recruitment, and that because of this reason, the age restriction under Column No.
On 30.11.1992, appellant number3 companymenced service as a Gramin Dak Sevak GDS MD.
The facts of the case required to appreciate the rival legal companytentions advanced on behalf of the parties are stated in brief as hereunder Appellant number.
1 4 belong to the OBC category.
Appellant number2 companymenced service as GDS MD on 16.11.1998, appellant number4 on 22.08.2001 and appellant number1 on 08.01.2003.
Challenging the said appointments, Respondent number.
90 of 2015.
1 and 2 filed OA 436 of 2010 before the Tribunal on the ground that the appointment to the post of Postman is by way of promotion and, therefore, there can be numberreservations for persons belonging to OBCs for the said posts.
Any vacancy remaining unfilled shall be filled up by direct recruitment through the numberinees of the Employment Exchange.
GOPALA GOWDA, J. The present appeals arise out of the companymon impugned judgment and order dated 20.12.2011 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in OP CAT No.
