1. - This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India is directed by the petitioners against the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur (for short 'the Tribunal') dated 26th of July, 2001 in Original Application No. 445/2000.

2. The facts, in brief, giving rise to the filing of this writ petition are that the petitioner No. 1 Brij Bhushan Sharma (hereinafter shall be referred to as 'the petitioner No. 1') was appointed on the post of Extra Departmental Mail Carrier (hereinafter shall be referred to as 'the EDMC') at Jeewad on 27th October, 1978. He was discharging his duties to the utmost satisfaction of his superiors. Unfortunately, one Rajesh Kumar son of Mangi Lal, resident of Ghatan, Tehsil Weir, who is a hardened criminal, threw salt acid on the petitioner No. 1 at 5.00 AM on 5.6.2000 which came into contact to his both eyes. He immediately lodged a criminal case on the same day against the accused Rajesh Kumar son of Mangi Lal, being F.I.R. No. 168/98. The petitioner No. 1 was referred to General Hospital, Bharatpur for treatment. Later on he was referred to S.M.S. Hospital, Jaipur. He was treated in Burn Unit a