JVS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 13826 OF 2025 Union of India & Ors. } Petitioners versus Laxman Dashrath Kumbhar & Ors. } Respondents Mr. Aniruddha A. Garge, Advocate for the Petitioner.

None for the Respondents.

CORAM: SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. &

GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE: 4^th NOVEMBER 2025 P.C.:

In this writ petition, a challenge has been laid to the order dated 19^th September 2024 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (in short “Tribunal”) in Original Application No. 569 of

2021.

2. The Original Application was filed by the respondents assailing the order whereby notional promotion earlier granted to them had been canceled on the ground that the promotion was to be granted only to serving employees and not the employees who have retired.

3. The respondents are retired employees of postal department who were promoted under the scheme of cadre restructuring of Group C employees of the department of HSG I (NFG) i.e. Non Functional Grade by an order dated 15^th March 2019. The Department of Posts, New Delhi, by a letter dated 10^th November 2017 clarified that the promotion shall be effective from the date of issue of the or