JUDGMENT : .

DIPANKAR DATTA, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The challenge in this appeal by the Union of India (“appellant”, hereafter) is to the judgment and order dated 4th April, 2017 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (“High Court”, hereafter) dismissing a Writ Petition¹[No. 1822 of 2000] of the appellant as well as the judgment and order dated 10th December, 2021 of the High Court dismissing its Review Application²[C.M. Application No.105840 of 2017]. By the judgment and order dated 4th April, 2017, the High Court affirmed the judgment and order dated 6th May, 1999 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (“Tribunal”, hereafter) allowing an Original Application³[Original Application No.384 of 1996] under section 19 read with section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 as well as a subsequent order dated 30th May, 2000 dismissing a Review Application⁴[Review Application No.7 of 1999].

3. At the outset, it is relevant to underline that the present appeal is confined to consideration of the relief granted by the Tribunal, since upheld by the High Court, to Ankur Gupta (“the third respondent”, hereafter), the sole contesting party, as the other r