(1) RESPONDENT 3, who was sought to be served refused to accept the service. This be treated as good service.

(2) RESPONDENT 3 filed OA No. 1908 of 1993 before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench seeking declaration and certain other reliefs namely that the Draft Recruitment Rules pertaining to the post of Radio Supervisor (Operations) Grade I were illegal and unconstitutional; to set aside the order of the second respondent in OA dated 14-8-1993 appointing Respondents 3 to 5 therein as Radio Supervisors (Operations) Grade I; to direct Respondents 1 and 2 to promote him (the applicant in OA) as Radio Supervisor (Operations) Grade I with effect from 14-8-1993 with all consequential benefits.

(3) THE present appellants were not the parties before the Central Administrative Tribunal (for short CAT). Since the Tribunal has rendered verdict in favour of the applicant in OA they have filed this civil appeal with leave of the Court.

(4) IT is common premise that the appointments/promotions of the appellants before us and other similarly situated persons were purely on ad hoc and temporary basis. The very impugned order itself states:

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