Public employment recruitment must adhere to fairness and transparency principles; systemic irregularities justify cancellation of selection processes. No vested rights exist without appointment letters.

ORDER :

I.A. 7989 of 2025

1. The instant interlocutory application has been filed for deletion of the name of petitioner no.10 namely, Yogendra Prasad from the cause title.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

3. Considering the ground taken in the instant interlocutory application, this Court is of the view that the prayer for deleting the name of the petitioner no.10 namely, Yogendra Prasad from the cause title, requires to be allowed.

4. Accordingly, the prayer made in the instant interlocutory application, is allowed.

5. The name of the petitioner no.10 namely, Yogendra Prasad from the cause title is hereby deleted from the array of the petitioners.

6. In view thereof, I.A. No.7989 of 2025 stands allowed.

7. Office is directed to carry out necessary deletion in the array of petitioners.

Prayer:

8. The instant writ petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is directed against order dated 08.04.2025 passed by learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna in O.A. Nos. 750/19 and analogous cases, for the following reliefs: -

(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s) /Order(s) / direction(s) or writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing and setting aside the order dated 08.04.2025 passed in 750 of 2019 by which the prayer of petitioners for quashing and setting aside order dated 18-03-2019 (Annexure-3) issued by Respondent No. 4 i.e. the Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, South-Eastern Railway, Ranchi cancelling the final select list/panel published on 12-11-2018 (Annexure-2) for the post of Goods Guard and for deputing the petitioners for Guard Promotion Training Course has been rejected and the aforesaid Original Applications have been dismissed by the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Patna Bench, Patna.

(ii) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s) /Order(s) / direction(s) in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to depute the successful petitioners whose name find place in the final select list notified on 12-11-2018 (Annexure-2) for Guard Promotional Training Course at Sini.

(iii) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s) /Order(s) / direction (s) or writ in the nature of prohibition commanding upon the respondents to keep 10 vacancies for the petitioners for the post of Goods Guard for which the petitioners name find place in the final select list.

(iv) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s) /Order(s) / direction (s) in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to grant all the consequential reliefs including arrears of salary and notional seniority, which petitioners have suffered on account of illegal action on the part of respondent authorities due to cancellation of final select list dated 12-11-2018 (Annexure-2).

Brief facts of the case

9. The brief facts of the case, as per the pleading made in the writ petition, needs to be referred herein reads, which reads as under:

10. The Original Applications being O.A. No. 750 of 2019 and analogous cases was filed by the writ petitioners including other similarly situated in-service employees working in Indian Railway for similar relief.

11. The case in brief, is that the petitioners are posted at various places in the state of Jharkhand under South-Eastern Railway Division, Ranchi.

12. While the petitioners were working u