JUDGMENT

ALOK ARADHE, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals arise out of the order dated 19.07.2019 and the judgment dated 27.09.2019 passed by the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court (High Court) in a writ petition. By its order dated 19.07.2019, the High Court granted liberty to the Appellant No.2 to examine and assess the candidature of the respondents for appointment to the post of Plant Attendant-cum-Junior Technician (Plant Attendant), and directed that the result of such assessment be produced before it. Subsequently, by judgment dated 27.09.2019, the High Court affirmed the order dated 27.03.2018 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal), Calcutta Bench, and dismissed the writ petition preferred by the appellants.

3. The facts, in brief, leading to the filing of these appeals are as follows. The appellant no.1, namely Durgapur Steel Plant, is one of the five integrated Steel Plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, a Public Sector Enterprise of the Central Government. An advertisement dated 16.10.2007 was issued by Appellant No.1, for recruitment to the post of Plant Attendant. Initially, 90 posts were advertised, which were subsequently increased to 150