JUDGMENT :

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

Heard Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Jitendra Pali, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. A.K. Behra, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Malay Shrivastava, learned counsel, appearing for applicant/respondent No.1 and Mr. Ramakant Mishra, learned Assistant Solicitor General for Union of India along with Ms. Anmol Sharma, learned Central Government Counsel, appearing for respondent No.2.

2. This writ petition is filed against an order dated 12.04.2022 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur Bench, for short, ‘the CAT’, in Original Application, for short, ‘OA’, No. 200-564/2020, whereby the CAT granted conditional relief to the applicant / respondent No.1 herein as follows :

“XIV. Thus in view of the aforesaid circumstances the OA succeeds. Consequently, the respondents order dated 26.09.2019 is quashed and set aside. Thereby, we declare that the promotion granted to the applicant vide order dated 06.10.2018 would continue to be valid and having held so, we direct