By an order dated October 20, 1983 the respondent was appointed as Postal Assistant in Cuddalore Division with effect from September 30, 1983 on the companyditions mentioned in the said order.
He also stated that he was in companytinuous service from 1983 and as such he was entitled to get the benefit from September 30, 1999.
25452 of 2002.
Accordingly, he appeared and was selected as Warrant Officer with effect from September 30, 1983.
Meanwhile, however, interim stay was granted against the operation of the orders passed by the CAT and companyfirmed by the High Court.
It was the case of the respondent that Time Bound Promotion Scheme was formulated by the authorities vide a Memorandum dated December 17, 1983.
According to the respondent, he had shown his willingness vide letter dated January 29, 1988 for being governed by the said scheme.
It is number in dispute that the respondent was appointed as Postal Assistant on regular basis from July 18, 1989.
He was transferred to Cuddalore Division and joined there on August 6, 1991.
Admittedly, the respondent was regularly appointed in September 1989 and joined Cuddalore Division in 1991.
Accordingly, the application was allowed.
The scheme, inter alia, provided placing of officers in the next higher grade who had companypleted sixteen years of service in Group C and D. The scheme came into effect from November 30, 1983.
He underwent necessary training and was placed in Reserve Training Pool RTP , Postal Assistant to be absorbed as regular Postal Assistant and was posted to work in the post offices in Cuddalore Postal Division.
On January 23, 2004, numberice was issued on Special Leave Petition by this Court since there was delay of 155 days in approaching this Court.
The Writ Petition filed by the appellant herein was dismissed by the High Court of Madras which order has been challenged by the appellants in the present appeal.
After his enrolment in the Army Postal Services, an order was passed by Honble the President of India appointing him on the establishment of Regular Army with effect from September 30, 1983.
The instructions were sent to all the Heads of Circles Postal .
Being aggrieved by the said orders, the respondent approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras by filing Original Application.
In August 1983, the respondent, volunteered for enrolment in Army Postal Services APS .
In 1999, the respondent made an application to the Superintendent of Post Office, Cuddalore Division for granting benefit of Time Bound Promotion Scheme as he had companypleted sixteen years companysidering the starting point of September 30, 1983.
K. THAKKER, J. This appeal is directed against an order dated April 3, 2002 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal CAT , Madras Bench in O.A. No.
1094 of 2001 and companyfirmed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras on April 16, 2003 in Writ Petition No.
By an order dated August 19, 1983 his request was accepted and he was appointed as Postal Assistant, Cuddalore with effect from August 27, 1983.
The appointment was made subject to the following companyditions.
The relevant facts leading to the present appeal are that the respondent herein, Mr. M. Mathivanan was selected for recruitment to the cadre of Postal Assistant on December 28, 1981 and was appointed as Postal Assistant on daily wages basis.
