ORDER

(Pronounced by Hon'ble Mr. Sisir Kumar Ratho, Member(A))

Since the issue involved and the subject matter pertaining to both the OAs are common, the OAs are taken up together and a common order is being passed.

2. These OAs have been filed by the applicants seeking the following relief:-

“to direct the respondents to grant promotion to the grade of Assistant Commssioner to the applicant against the vacancies which arose in Group A Cadre from 19.04.2017 extending the benefit of 4% reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in pursuance of DOP&T O.M. No. 36012/1/2020-Estt(Res.ii) dated 17.05.2022 and by F.No. A.32012/10/2021-Ad.II of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs dated 27.08.2021 and pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case and thus render justice.”

3. The facts of the case as submitted by the applicants, are as follows, in brief:-

3.1. The applicant in OA 55/2023 viz., Mr. L. Vijayaraghavan was appointed as a UDC through SSC examination and joined the servic