JUDGMENT :

Tapabrata Chakraborty, J.

1. The present writ petition has been preferred challenging an order dated 9th January, 2020 passed in the original application being OA 436 of 2016.

2. The petitioner’s case is that his name was sponsored by the employment exchange as a Schedule Caste (hereinafter referred to as SC) candidate for participation in a selection process for appointment to the post of Technician at All India Radio (hereinafter referred to as AIR), Calcutta in response to a requisition sent to the employment exchange for 4 vacancies (2 SC, 1 ST and 1 OBC). Thereafter, he was called for an interview on 15th January, 1997. The selection was limited to three candidates in SC category and his name appeared at serial no. 1 in the reserve panel. After selection and appointment of three persons, one Gautam Naskar was transferred from Kharagpur to AIR, Calcutta and given appointment under SC category without considering the petitioner’s claim. Challenging such selection of the candidates, the petitioner preferred OA 989 of 1997 and in a miscellaneous application being MA 435 of 1997 preferred by the petitioner, the learned Tribunal by an order dated 25th August, 1997 directed t