R. Banumathi, J.

1. Challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.779 of 2002 (dated 29.6.2004) in and by which the Tribunal set aside the selection of the petitioner, the writ petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.

2. Brief facts are that the 2nd respondent issued a notification on 22.2.2002 calling for applications from the candidates belonging to OBC community for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak Branch Postmaster, Tellur. The petitioner submitted application along with the required particulars, Income Certificate and the Property Certificate. Candidates were called for verification of original documents on 18.7.2002. 13 candidates attended the verification of documents. The petitioner was selected for the post of GDS Branch Postmaster. The 3rd respondent, who also submitted his application and participated in the documents verification, was not successful, as he has not submitted the source of income to be certified by the Officer. Being not selected and aggrieved over the process of selection, the 3rd respondent challenged the selection of the petitioner in O.A.No.779 of 2002 contending that the Income Certificate is not mandatory and that as