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11. Counsel for applicants filed short Rejoinder Affidavit
through which it is stated that in previous years the
respondents have adopted the policy of promotion on vacancy
based roaster due to which the strength of UDCs exceeded in
previous years DPCs. It is further stated that the respondents
have committed manifest error of law by adopting the vacancy
based roaster in the previous year's promotions. If the post
based roaster had been adopted in accordance with the DOPTs
OM dated 02.07.1997, no anomalies have been created in the
later years promotions. It is required from the respondents that
on the basis of which circular or office OM the respondents have
adopted the vacancy based roaster in promotion and disobeyed
the provisions of OM dated 02.07.1997. It is further stated that
the respondents were directed to promote the UDCs and Sub-
inspectors in the ratio of 7:5:9 in compliance with the order
dated 08.01.2009 passed by the CAT Principal Bench, New
Delhi in OA No.2120/2007, P.K. Dixit and others vs. Union of
India & Ors vide order dated 06.11.2009. It is further required
from the respondents to clarify that on which basis the
respondents were adopting the promotion on the basis of
vacancy based roaster in previous years DPCs since 2010 to
2015 and why they are adopting the policy for promotion on the
post based roaster. Had the respondents adopted the post
based roaster in promotion of UDC in previous years DPCs, the
post of inspectors for promotion through UDCs would have not
been filled up. Even if the post of UDCs are not available for
promotion in current year of 2016 then also the applicant are
entitled to be promoted in view of the Hon'ble Apex Court's
order in Vijay Singh Charak vs. Union of India which provides
as under:-