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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR
SANJEEV KUMAR, PUNEET GUPTA
Farooq Ahmad Janda, S/O Mohammad Sultan Janda – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjeev Kumar, J.
01. The Petitioner-Farooq Ahmad Janda, invokes the extraordinary Writ jurisdiction vested in this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to seek a ‘Writ of Certiorari’ for quashing an Order and Judgment dated 16th of March, 2023 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Srinagar Bench [“the Tribunal”] in OA No. 804 of 2020 titled ‘Farooq Ahmad Janda v. Union of India & Ors.’
02. Briefly stated, the facts leading to the filing of this Petition are that the Petitioner came to be appointed as Safai Karamchari in the Department of Posts, Government of India on 20th of October, 1999. Indisputably, in terms of the aforesaid Order, the Petitioner was asked to discharge his duties for a period of 0700 hours to 1500 hours, i.e., for a period of 08 hours in the area and places indicated in the said Order. Subsequently, vide Order dated 22nd of August, 2000, issued by the Senior Post Master, under the orders of the Post Master General, Srinagar, all Safai Karamcharies, including the Petitioner herein, was posted in RMS office, SRO and Speed Post Office. On 30th of September, 2005, by another Order, the Petitioner was ordered to work as Farash in ad
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