JUDGMENT

B.P. Sinha, J. - This application for clarification has been filed by the applicants pursuant to the liberty granted to them by order of this Court dated July 18, 2003 in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No.9189 of 2003 in Promotee Telecom Engineers Forum & Ors. Vs. Secretary, Department of Telecommunications & others. The applicants pray that this Court may be pleased to clarify that the observations made by this Court in its judgment and order reported in (2000) 9 SCC 71 Union of India Vs. Madras Telephone SC & ST Social Welfare Association dated April 26, 2000 protects the seniority and consequent promotion of persons who had judgments in their favour from the Central Administrative Tribunal duly confirmed by this Court which have thus attained finality. Their seniority and promotion, therefore, cannot be disturbed in any manner whatsoever. The respondents who have revised the seniority list on 22nd, 26th and 28th March, 2001 respectively and purporting to give effect thereto issued the letter dated March 30, 2001, must recognize the finality of the judgments in favour of the applicants and restore them to their original seniority.

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