ORDER :

Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.

Heard Mr. P. Mahanta, learned Advocate appearing for the writ petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.K.D. Choudhury, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India, appearing for the respondents.

2. The petitioner before this court has challenged the order dated 09.03.2021, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Guwahati Bench, in O.A. No. 329/2019, by which the Original Application filed by the present writ petitioner has been dismissed.

3. The material facts for our consideration are as follows:

In response to an advertisement in the newspaper way back in the year 2007, the writ petitioner was one of the candidates who had applied for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) under the Postal Department, Government of India. Thereafter, the Committee appointed for selection of the candidates for the aforementioned posts selected the petitioner after going through the relevant documents etc. and the petitioner was appointed as GDS BPM, Zutlibari BO vide order dated 25.10.2017. However, while the petitioner was working in the said post, he received an order dated 19.08.2008, issued by the Superintendent of Post Offices, Dibrugarh Division, by which the service of