JAMMU, Jan 31: A Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal Jammu comprising Rajinder Singh Dogra Member (J) and Raj Mohan Johri Member (A) quashed the Order No. 110 of 2020 dated February 1, 2020, whereby the representation of applicant for fixation of his seniority with the Sub-Inspectors of Batch 2010-11 has been rejected.
CAT directs respondents to reckon the appointment of the applicant as Sub Inspector in J&K Armed Police notionally w.e.f. the date on which the other selected candidates of the same selection process initiated vide advertisement notice dated January 29, 2009 were appointed.
The applicant shall not be entitled to any back wages on the principle of ‘no work no pay’, however, he shall be entitled to have all other service benefits computed with reference to the date of retrospective appointment to be notionally reckoned under direction (i) above.
CAT further ordered that the final seniority list of Sub-Inspectors of J&K Armed Police, issued by the respondent No. 3 vide Order No. 840 of 2019 dated 26.12.2019, in so far as and to the extent the same fixes the seniority of applicant at serial No. 221 is also quashed and respondents are further directed re-fix the seniority of the applicant amongst his counterpart selectees of the same selection process in the order of the comparative merit obtained by them Basic Training Course and to consequently place the applicant between serial Nos 52 and serial No. 53 of the final seniority list issued vide Order No.840 of 2019 dated 26.12.2019.
CAT further directed to reckon the promotion of applicant as Inspector w.e.f. 28.01.2022 i.e. the date on which the persons figuring at serial Nos. 52 and 53 of the final seniority list dated 26.12.2019 have been so promoted.
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