CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK BENCH, CUTTACK Reserved on: 07.04.2026 Pronounced on : 08.04.2026 Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Member (J)

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

Biswajit Pattnayak, aged about 54 years, S/O- Late Krushna Chandra Pattnaik, At/PO-Janla, Dist-Khorda, PIN-752054, At present working as GDSBPM, Mahura B.O. Dist-Khorda. Odisha ..... Applicant -Versus-

1. Union of India, represented through it’s Secretary to Govt.

of India, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.

2. Chief Post Master General, Odisha Circle, At/Po-

Bhubaneswar, GPO-751001, Dist-Khurda (Odisha).

3. Superintendent of Post Offices, Bhubaneswar-751009, Dist-Khorda, (Odisha).

.....Respondents For the Applicant : Mr.T. Rath, Counsel For the Respondents : Mr. R.S. Patnaik, Counsel O R D E R SUDHI RANJAN MISHRA, MEMBER (J):

The Applicant has filed this Original Application praying for direction to the Respondents to delete the post of BPM, Mahura from the Notification 02.05.2022 for filling up of said post through direct recruitment and to absorb the applicant in the said post permanently; and to declare 3rd row of the Table at Para X of Annx.-R/1 as illegal and strike down the same and, further t