ORDER :

1. Leave granted. The questions which arise for consideration in this appeal filed against order dated 19.5.2011 passed by the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in WPCT No. 831 of 2003 are whether Calcutta Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (for short, 'the Tribunal') had the jurisdiction to re-assess the relative merit of Respondent No. 1 and the private Respondents and whether the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court rightly refused to interfere with order dated 1.4.2003 passed by the Tribunal in O.A. No. 1064 of 1996 for re-convening the Selection Committee for promotion to the Indian Police Service.

2. Respondent No. 1 joined the State Police Service on 09.06.1979. His case was considered by the Selection Committees constituted for preparation of the Select List for promotion of the State Police Service officers to the Indian Police Service against the vacancies of 1995 and 1996. For the year 1995, the State Government had reported two vacancies in the promotion quota which were required to be filled in accordance with the provisions contained in the Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955 (for short, 'the Regulation). As