JUDGMENT

A. K. PATNAIK, J.

These two appeals are against two separate but identical orders passed by Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi on 22.05.2003 in C.W. No.4555 of 2002 and C.W. No.4556 of 2002.

2. The facts very briefly are that in the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India there are four Grades of employees and these are:

Basic Grade [Telegraph Assistant / Telegraphist] = Pay

Scale Rs.975-1660.

Grade II [Section Supervisor / Telegraph Master] = Pay Scale Rs.1400-2300.

Grade III [Senior Section Supervisor] = Pay Scale Rs.1600-2660.

Grade IV [Chief Section Supervisor] = Pay Scale Rs.2000-3200.

3. Initially, promotions from one Grade to the higher grade were made on the basis of seniority to the 2/3rd of the posts and on the basis of departmental examination to the 1/3rd of the posts. With effect from 30.11.1983, the Government of India, Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications (for short `the Government') introduced One Time Bound Promotion Scheme