( 1 ) THE petitioners, who are working in various capacities in the Bharat sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), seek a declaration that the order dated 8. 11. 2005, passed by the second respondent herein, communicating the decision, taken by the first respondent, as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and contrary to the orders, dated 13. 7. 2005, passed by this Court in w. P. No. 16015 of 2004 and Batch. The matter relates to relaxation of standards in part-I examination for the post of Junior accounts Officer (JAO ).

( 2 ) THE next superior post for the petitioners is JAO. Appointment to that post is purely by way of promotion, but subject to passing of Part-I and n examinations, conducted for that purpose. The petitioners appeared in the Part-I examination held in the years 1999 and 2003. They did not secure the minimum qualifying marks. Drawing analogy from the relaxation granted by the respondents, in respect of the promotion to the post of Junior Telecom officer (JTO), the petitioners approached the Hyderabad Bench of Central administrative Tribunal, by filing O. A. No. 1313 of 2003. The Tribunal disposed of the O. A. , on 6. 1. 2004, directing the respondents to consider the represe

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