Judgment

RAJENDRA BABU, J.

( 1 ) CIVIL Appeal No. 6461/1998an original application was filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Andhra Pradesh [hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal] by respondent No. 5 for declaration of results of 1998 District Selection Committee written test in Anantapur District, for declaration that it is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution and for a direction to declare the appropriate results. The Tribunal noticed that originally examinations had been held on 19. 4. 1998 and 20. 4. 1998 in Anantapur District to select secondary school teachers mainly for Language Pandit cadre. The Government of Andhra Pradesh by an order made on 15. 5. 1998, after noticing certain allegations of mass copying cancelled the examination of the District Selection Committee in respect of Anantapur District and directed further action being taken in the matter. Thereafter examinations were held on 11. 7. 1998. Results of the same were published on 29. 7. 1998 and interviews were conducted on 27. 8. 1998. The Tribunal noticed that inasmuch as the Government had already cancelled the examinations did not consider it fit to order an enquiry i