CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK BENCH OA No. 373 OF 2023 Reserved on :04.02.2026 Pronounced on :25.02.2026 Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Member (J)

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

1. Sri Prabeen Kumar Mahanta, aged about 21 years, S/o Sambhunath Mahanta, resident Door No. 28, Village – Barapada Uchhabali, Dist Keonjhar.

……Applicant VERSUS

1. Union of India represented through the Secretary-

Cum-Director General of Posts, Ministry of Communication, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001.

2. Superintendent of Post Office, Keonjhar Division, Keonjhar, Odisha 758001.

……Respondents For the applicant : Mrs. Kalpita Garnaik, counsel For the respondents: Mr. A K Rath, counsel O R D E R Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, J.M.

The applicant aggrieved by order dated 09.03.2023 wherein his candidature for the post of GDS has been rejected has filed this OA praying for following reliefs:

a) To admit the OA & issue notices to the respondents;

b) To call for the relevant records and after hearing from the both sides allow the Original Application to the extent that:

c) Necessary order may be passed by the Hon’ble Court by directing the authorities to allow the applican