JUDGMENT

MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, J.

1. This appeal is directed by the Union Public Service Commission (for short, ‘UPSC’) against the judgment and order dated 24.06.2013, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Writ Petition No. 15367 of 2010, whereby the High Court has dismissed the aforesaid writ petition filed by the UPSC and confirmed the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, Chennai (for short, ‘CAT’), dated 07.04.2010 directing the official respondents to consider the name of the first respondent herein for appointment to the IPS by taking into account the service records for the period from 1.4.2003 to 31.3.2008, and appoint her to the IPS by notionally treating such appointment with effect from the date of notification, i.e., 5.5.2009, and also by giving appropriate place of seniority to the first respondent amongst the private respondents.

2. Brief facts leading to this appeal are: The first respondent (contesting respondent) was appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the State of Tamil Nadu; she joined for duties on 26.05.1997; she was promoted as Superintendent of Police on 10.06.2006 and has worked at different places on the