CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK BENCH OA No. 355 OF 2021 Reserved on :17.12.2025 Pronounced on :18.12.2025 Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. Pramod Kumar Das, Member (A)

1. Sri Muralidhar Naik, aged about 57 years, son of Late Mohan Charan Naik, at present working as Supervisor, Khurda HO, Khurda 752055, District Khurda.

2. Sri Sahadeb Munda, aged about 58 years, Son of Late Lochan Munda at present working as Supervisor (SBCO), Head Post Office, Rairangpur

757043, District Mayurbhanj.

3. Sri Mangal Munda, aged about 59 years, son of late Pradhan Munda, at present working as Supervisor (SBCO), Keonjhar, HO 758001, District Keonjhar.

4. Sri Faturam Marndi, aged about 58 years, son of Late Sitanath Marndi, at present working as Supervisor (SBCO), Baripada HO 757001, District Mayurbhanj.

5. Sri Baishnab Charan Mahanta, aged about 59 years, son of late Shiba Prasad Mahanta at present working as Supervisor (SBCO) in Rourkela HO – 769001, District Sundargarh.

……Applicants VERSUS

1. Union of India represented through its Secretary, Department of Posts, Govt. of India, At Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001.

2. The Chief Postmaster General, Odisha Circle, A