JUDGMENT

VENKATACHALA, J.:—Leave granted.

1A. The short question arising for our decision in this Appeal is, whether the Order by which the Chandigarh Administration cancelled the select list of candidates for appointment as Conductors in the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) prepared by a Selection Board constituted therefor, because of its view of that select list not having been prepared in a fair and judicious manner, was liable to be interfered with by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on he ground of that Order having not been made after affording an opportunity of hearing thereon to the members of the concerned selection Board.

2. The facts giving rise to the said question lie in a narrow compass. In the year 1989, there arose 32 vacancies. of conductors in CTU of Chandigarh Administration. As there were no Statutory Rules governing the filling up of such vacancies, the Regional Employment Exchange of the Union Territory of Chandigarh was required to sponsor the names of eligible candidates while a three-member Selection Board constituted by the Chandigarh Administration was required to prepare a select list of 32 candidates out of such candidates. That Selection