V. M. VELUMANI, V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
Dayanand Kataria, I. A. S. – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
ORDER :
V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction in the nature of writ or order by calling for the records of the 2nd respondent viz., the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench in its OA 1599 of 2018 dated 08.07.2021 upholding the “360 Degree Appraisal System introduced by the 1st respondent in the form of an unofficial note No.nil dated nil and quash the same and declare the “360 Degree Appraisal” system ab initio illegal and void and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 1st respondent to empanel the petitioner as Additional Secretary to Government of India with effect from 19.07.2018 i.e., the date on which the IAS Batch of 1989 was considered for empanelment, also direct the 1st respondent to empanel the petitioner as Secretary to GOI from the date on which his other batch mates have been empanelled.
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