Action to fill up the posts by promotion of Forest Rangers in excess of 1/3rd of the total posts in the cadre was taken in pursuance of the decision of the Government.
2051 52 of 1974 were preferred to this Court which were dismissed on 7.1.88.
Against the said decision Civil Appeal Nos.
From the Judgment and Order dated 5.8.1991 of the Orissa Ad ministrative Tribunal, Bhubaneshwar in O.A. No.
588 of 1972 before the Orissa High Court in Manoranjan Rath v. State of Orissa and others.
Prakash Chandra Misra Respondent 1 in all these appeals was directly recruited to the Orissa State Forest Service Class 11 by the Orissa Public Service Commission in the year 1979.
The decision was rendered on 3.7.87.
These proceedings speak volumes.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by MOHAN, J. Leave granted in all the matters.
The Government did number want its work to be hampered by allowing the posts were to remain vacant.
Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, P.N. Misra, P. Gour, R.P. Wadhwani and C.N. Sreekumar for the Respondents.
185 187 of 1993.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal Nos.
A. Mohanty, A Mariarputham, Mrs. Aruna Mathur, Raju Rama chandran and A.K. Panda for the Appellants.
The decision was rendered on 10.6.74.
After companypletion of training for two years at Forest Service College, Burnihat, Assam he was appointed as an Assistant Conservator of Forests.
All these appeals can be dealt with under a companymon judgment since they are directed against the judgment and order dated August 5, 1991 passed by the Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bhubaneshwar in Original Application No.
There was also an application, OJ.C. No.
679 of 1988.
According to first respondent, the promotees who were promoted in the years 1981 and 1982 ought to have been assigned a place below him as per recruitment rules.
He moved the Administrative Tribunal challenging the seniority of the Forest Rangers who were members of Orissa Subordinate Forest Service and were promoted as Assistant Conservator of Forests, between his recruitment and the joining of service after training.
The proceedings were given effect to by promotions.
Such promotions in excess of the prescribed quota had to be made since numbermore directly recruited candidates were available during that year.
While seeking the companycurrence of Orissa Public Service Commission to the decision taken by the Departmental Committee held on 5.1.80 and 7.1.80, the proceedings of the Committee explain the circumstances under which the Government decision was taken.
The judgment of the Tribunal has resulted in unsettling the settled matters.
679 of 1988.
