Honble KHARE, J.–The short question that arises for consideration in this appeal is whether the application filed by the appellants under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) could be rejected by the Central Administrative Tribunal as not maintainable.

(2). The facts giving rise to the question referred to above are these:- The establishment of the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports is divided into four separate zones, viz., eastern,western, southern and northern and the employee of each of the said zones have combined seniority list. The present appeal concerns the appellants working in the western zone which comprises the establishments at Bombay, Ahmedabad Gandhidham, Rajkot, Bhopal and Goa. Each of the zone comprises of posts of Lower Division Clerks, Upper Division Clerks, Section Heads, Controllers, etc (for short LDCs, UDCS etc.). The LDCs are the lowest category from which the promotions are available to the post of UDCs, from which promotion is made as Licensing Assis- tants and thereafter as Section Heads. From the post of Section Heads, the employees are eligible to be promoted to the post of Controllers. The senio

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