JUDGMENT :

Satya Brata Sinha, J.

This Writ Petition is directed against a Judgment and Order dated 14-12-1998 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench in O.A.No. 1636 of 1997 whereby and whereunder the Original Application filed by the petitioner was disposed of in the following terms:

"(a) The applicant may, if so advised, submit an appeal to the appropriate appellate authority against the penalty order dated 4-11-1997 within 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

(b) His consequential reversion order dated 19-11-1997 is in accordance with the OM dated 14-9-92.

(c) If such an appeal is received, the appropriate appellate authority shall consider the same as per rules and on merits expeditiously.

(d) The appellate authority shall provide an opportunity of personal hearing to the applicant, if he so desires.

(e) The period of the applicant's absence from duty from 12-12-1997 to 31-1-98 (or till a suitable date) needs to be regularised by the grant of such leave as may be entitled to. This should be done within 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order."

2. The fact of the matter is as follows:

While the petitioner was working as Inspec