Romesh Kumar, Sher Ali, Khem Raj, Ravi Kant, Raghbir Singh, Prem Chand, Surinder Kumar, Madan Lal, Mohan Lal, Hans Raj, Mohan Lal, Sandhur Chand, Raj Singh, Gulshan Kumar vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

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2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 12966

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Rajinder Singh Dogra, J, Ram Mohan Johri, A
Romesh Kumar, Sher Ali, Khem Raj, Ravi Kant, Raghbir Singh, Prem Chand, Surinder Kumar, Madan Lal, Mohan Lal, Hans Raj, Mohan Lal, Sandhur Chand, Raj Singh, Gulshan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Nitin Bhasin
For the Respondents: Mr. Sudesh Magotra, Mr. Rajesh Thapa

Table of Content
1. promotion of forest guards based on seniority disputes. (Para 1 , 3)
2. challenges in promotion processes due to incorrect seniority. (Para 2)
3. court's decision on correcting promotion based on regularization. (Para 4 , 5)
4. final ruling on promotion and seniority. (Para 6)

ORDER

Per Hon’ble Mr. Rajinder Singh Dogra, J.M.

The applicants have filed the present application jointly because all the applicants are similarly situated and similarly circumstanced and apart from that, the facts are also identical and the grounds available to all the applicants are common and identical. Moreover, the relief prayed for by all the applicants are also common and identical.

2. The applicants have filed the present OA being aggrieved of the illegal promotion of respondents No. 5 to 9 to the post of Forest Guard made vide order dated 13.11.2020 and the final seniority list of 20190 of Class IV posts of Udhampur district issued by respondent No.4. The applicants have prayed for the following relief :

1. To quash the promotion of respondents 6 to 9 to the post of Forest Guard in the pay scale of 19900-63200 w.e.f 22.10.2020 made vide Forest Order No. 47 of 2020 dated 13.11.2020, by is

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