ORDER

1. Shri Ashok Kumar Srivastava, the learned counsel for the petitioner, states that he does not wish to press the special leave petition against Respondent 3 (G. Sreekumar). The special leave petition as against Respondent 3 is, therefore, dismissed.

2. Delay condoned.

3. Leave granted.

4. This appeal is directed against the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench, (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal") dated 10-3-1993 passed in OA No. 1123 of 1992 filed by the respondents. The respondents are engaged on casual basis as Floor Assistants in the Doordarshan Kendra at Trivandrum. They were first engaged on 16-8-1988. They are seeking regularisation on the post of Floor Assistant.

5. Two questions were raised before the Tribunal :

(i) whether the respondents are entitled to such regularisation; and

(ii) whether they fulfil the requirement about age qualification as prescribed under the relevant recruitment rules.

At the relevant time, the maximum age prescribed under the relevant recruitment rules was 25 years.

6. By order dated 8-2-1991 passed in OA No. 894 of 1990 the Tribunal had directed the Union of India to formulate and implement a scheme of r