JUDGMENT

A.S. Bopanna, J. - The appellants/Union of India & Ors. are before this Court in this appeal, assailing the order dated 07.01.2022 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow (for short, AFT) in OA No. 619 of 2021. Through the said order the AFT has allowed the OA and held that the respondent is entitled to promotion to the post of Additional Major General (Litigation) in the Judge Advocate Generals Branch with all consequential benefits from the date of declassification of No.1 Selection Boards result on 05.05.2021. The order was directed to be implemented forthwith.

2. The brief facts are; the respondent is an officer of the 1989 Batch and is presently serving as Brigadier in the Judge Advocate General (for short, JAG) branch of the Military. He has put in 33 years of service. The respondent is presently designated as the Deputy Judge Advocate General. The promotion to which the respondent claims entitled is to the rank of Major General which corresponds to the post of Additional Judge Advocate General. The rank of Major General in the JAG Branch had f