(May 18, 2002) 2002 (TLS)127081

2002-AD (Del)-6-534 :: 2002-ILRDLH-9-372

MANDIP SINGH BHATIA Vs. Union of India

S. B. SINHA

( 1 ) THE original applicant before the Tribunal is the writ petitioner herein. He filed an original application before the central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal), which was marked as O. A. No, 2338 of 1997, questioning the validity of an order dated 26. 07. 1996 in terms whereof the respondent no. 3 refused to allocate the petitioner in India Railway traffic Service (in short, irts ) along with the batch of civil Services Examination, 1996 (in short cse, 1996 ) despite his completion of foundation course.

( 2 ) THE petitioner applied for and appeared at Civil Services examination (Preliminary) and (Main) Examination, 1994. His results were declared in June, 1996 wherein he was declared successful and stood at 330th rank. He was accordingly allocated Assistant Security Officer Group a in railway Protection Service (in short, aso Group a in rpf ).

( 3 ) HE further applied for CSE, 1995 for betterment of his results upon obtaining permission therefor in terms of Rule 4 (a) of CS