JUDGMENT

Kuldip Singh, J.-Special leave petition.

2. The question for consideration before the Central Administrative Tribunal (The Tribunal) was whether the Defence Research and Development Organisation (Junior Scientific Officer) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 1988 (1988 Rules) notified on March 14, 1988 and enforced with effect from March 8, 1980 have the effect of nullifying the judgment dated March 17, 1987 of the Tribunal in R.P. Joshi v. Union of India & Ors. (A. No. 497/86).

3. The Tribunal answered the question in the negative and against the appellant. This appeal by the Union of India is against the judgment of the Tribunal dated December 20, 1991.

4. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. We are of the view that in the facts and circumstances of this case no fault can be found with the impugned judgment of the Tribunal. One R.P. Joshi in A. No. 497/86 had approached the Tribunal with the contention that the promotion of a Senior Scientific Assistant (SSI) to the cadre of Jr. Scientific Officer (JSO) could only be governed by the Defence Science Service Rules, 1967 (1967 Rules) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation Jr. Scientific Officers Recruitment