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SURESH KUMAR KAIT, NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
Roshan Raja – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Suresh Kumar Kait, J.
1. Petitioner, who is posted as Deputy Commandant (Exe) in Central Industrial Security Force (henceforth referred to as the 'CISF.) claims to have qualified Central Police Force Examination in the year 2009 and had secured All India Rank No.8 in the final result declared on 13.10.2010. He claims to have been issued Appointment Letter by the respondents on 25.08.2011 for the post of Assistant Commandant (Exe), wherein he was asked to join his basic training from 05.09.2011. He accepted the offer of appointment vide his communication dated 29.08.2011 and requested the respondents to grant two months. time to join his training. According to petitioner, the said letter was replied by the respondents on 22.09.2011, i.e. much later than when he was supposed to join training on 05.09.2011, wherein it was mentioned that he had sought "Extension for Next Batch" instead of "Extension for Two Months". Petitioner hence could not join his training on 05.09.2011. Vide letter dated 28.09.2012, he was directed by the respondents to join training with the next Batch (27th Batch) from 29.10.2012.
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