ORDER :

1. The present writ petition is filed challenging the order dated 26.10.2018 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bengalore Bench (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal' for brevity) in Original Application No.170/00045/2018.

2. Brief facts of the case are that, the Respondent herein was appointed as a Group-D employee in the Postal Department on 17.06.1975. Thereafter, on 13.08.1979 he was selected as Postal Assistant after having appeared in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE). On 22.08.1995, he was granted financial upgradation under the Time Bound One Promotion (TBOP) scheme after completion of 16 years of service as Postal Assistant. On 31.12.2005, he was given financial upgradation under Biennial Cadre Review (BCR) scheme on completion of 26 years of service w.e.f. 01.01.2006. The Respondent retired from service on 31.05.2014 after having attained the age of superannuation.

3. The Government of India introduced the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) scheme to the Central Government employees with effect from 01.09.2008, wherein every employee would be eligible for three financial upgradations after completion of ten/twenty/thirty y