K.M. Joseph, J.

Petitioner was the applicant before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench (hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”) in Original Application No. 467 of 2008. He sought the following reliefs before the Tribunal:

“(a) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned Orders dated 06.07.2007, 30.11.2007 & 10.03.2006 passed by the respondent no. 3 herein (Annexure No. A-1, A-2 & A-3 to the Compilation No. ‘I’ of the Original Application).

(b) To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 2 & 3 herein to relieve the respondent no. 5 treating him to have been relieved of his duties w.e.f. 24.12.2005 (A/N) and to constitute Review Departmental Promotion Committee and to consider the case of promotion to the post of Section Master (Group “A” Gazetted) in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-13500/- of all eligible Masters including the petitioner and to promote the petitioner on the said post of Section Master in case he is duly recommended by the Departmental Promotion Committee for the such promotion, within a period as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Tribunal.

(c) To issue a writ ord