By a reply dated February 16, 1994, the respondent companytended that he was eligible and qualified for getting promotion and accordingly he was promoted.
275 of 1994 in the Tribunal.
1329 of 2000.
Brief facts of the case are that the respondent herein was working as Accountant in the Office of the Accountant General, Madhya Pradesh, Branch Office, Bhopal.
After companysidering the reply submitted by the respondent, the Principal Accountant General, vide his order dated March 29, 1994, cancelled the promotion.
He was, hence, asked to show cause why the promotion given to him erroneously should number be cancelled.
Accordingly, by an order dated June 24, 1996, the promotion was cancelled.
In companypliance with the order passed by the Tribunal, the appellant companysidered the case of the respondent and rejected his prayer.
The respondent again challenged the order of reversion by approaching the Tribunal and the Tribunal allowed the petition.
The order was companyfirmed by the High Court.
The respondent challenged the cancellation of promotion by filing Original Application No.
Notice was issued and keeping in view the fact that the respondent was due to retire shortly, the Registry was directed to place the matter for final hearing which was placed before us on December 5, 2007.
The Tribunal, on March 12, 1996, allowed the petition and directed the Authorities to reconsider the case of the respondent.
ARISING OUT OF SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION C NO.
The said decision is challenged in the present appeal by the Union of India and the Accountant General.
He also asserted that he was performing his functions and discharging his duties efficiently and there was numberoccasion to revert him.
2041 OF 2005 K. THAKKER, J. Leave granted.
We have heard learned companynsel for the parties.
A numberice under Rule 31 A of the Fundamental Rules, 1922 was issued to the respondent informing him that he companyld number have been promoted as Senior Accountant as he had number passed Departmental Examination of Accountants as required by law.
By an order dated January 1, 1990, he was mistakenly promoted as Senior Accountant Functional .
The present appeal is directed against the order dated May 12, 2000 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur, Camp Indore Tribunal for short in Original Application No.
76 of 1997 and companyfirmed by the Division Bench of High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Indore Bench on August 26, 2004 in Writ Petition No.
