$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decision delivered on: 12.09.2024 + W.P.(C) 7444/2024 SHRI. SUNIL KALGOUNDA PATIL & ORS .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sumita Hazarika and Ms.

Mansi Mehta, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE. AND ORS.

.....Respondents Through: Mr. A.K. Trivedi, Mr. Dhruv Kothari and Ms. Shipra Yadav, Advocates.

Mr. D Shashank Bajpai, CGSC with Mr. Rudra Paliwal, Government Pleader for UOI.

Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Advocate for R-4.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL)

1. By way of the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have sought the following relief:

“a) Pass an appropriate writ, direction or order quashing and setting aside the impugned judgment and order dated March 24, 2023 passed by CAT, Principal Bench in OA No. 3243/2019;

b) Pass an appropriate Writ, direction or order directing the respondents to grant notional promotion to the Petitioners from the date they were eligible for promotion applying the ratio 13:2:1 for the three feeder categories of Superintendent Central Excise