JUDGMENT :

With consent of the parties, hearing of the matter has been done through video conferencing and there is no complaint whatsoever regarding audio and visual quality.

2. The instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the judgment dated 18th October, 2019 passed in O.A./051/00814/2018 by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal has been assailed whereby and whereunder the Original Application filed by the writ petitioner has been dismissed.

3. The brief facts of the case, as per the pleadings made in the Original Application, which are required to be enumerated herein, read under as:

The writ petitioner while working under the Indian Railway made an application in pursuance to notification dated 14.10.2017 issued by respondents-South Eastern Railway by which the applications were invited for General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) and participated in the selection process including Online written test held on 09.12.2017, the result of which was declared on 19.02.2018 but due to lower position in the merit list, he could not have been selected.

The writ petitioner has raised the grievance by filing Original Applicati