JUDGMENT :

S.N. Prasad, J.

In both the writ petitions common order passed by the Tribunal is under challenge, hence both the writ petitions are being heard together and disposed of by the common order.

2. The order dated 3.11.2016 passed by the Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, Bhubaneswar in O.A.No.1576 of 2013 and O.A.No.1351 of 2013 is under challenge whereby and whereunder the Tribunal quashed the order dated 26.4.2013 as well as the consequential orders under Annexures 8 and 9 i.e. final gradation list dated 15.7.2013 being held to be not in accordance with law, hence quashed.

3. Brief facts of the case is that both the applicants joined in Prison Department as Assistant Jailors on 5.9.1997 and 5.6.2000 respectively. They passed Drill test and other prescribed departmental examinations and became eligible to be promoted as Jailor and in due course got promotion to the rank of Jailor and are continuing in that capacity. Posts of Assistant Matron and Matron of Nari Bandi Niketan, Samalpur are not posts in the cadre of the applicants, they had demanded for to be included in the jail cadre, however Home department vide its notification dated 30.5.2009 decided not to enc