ORDER

Hon'ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, Member (A) :

1.The instant OA had been filed originally by 48 similarly placed applicants under section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs :-

“A To declare the applicants eligible in terms of OM dated 25.03.1996 and, in accordance with the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Smt. Sadhana Khanna 2008 (1) SCC 720 and allow the Applicants to participate in the in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Section Supervisor, and/or;

B. To Quash the Circular/Notification dated 07.06.2024 which is not in compliance of the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and non-compliance of the DOP&T O.M dated 18.03.1988, 23.10.1989 and 25.03.1996. and, not in accordance with the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Smt. Sadhana Khanna 2008 (1) SCC 720.

C. To direct the respondent No. 1 to amend the Recruitment Rules 1992 (amended in 2006, 2017 and 2019) in accordance with the OM No. AB. 14017/12/87-Estt. (RR) dated 18.03.1988, OM No. AB-14017/12/87-Estt. (RR) dated 23.10.1989 and OM No. AB-14017/12/88-Estt. (RR) dated 25.03.1996 and, in accordance with the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme