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b) To direct the respondents to regularize the candidature of the applicant for recruitment to the cadre of PA/SA through competitive examination held on 20.12.2020.
c) To pass any other order or direction or any relief as deemed fit by this Tribunal, in the interest of justice, equity and fair play in administration.

2. The applicant had made an interim prayer to direct the respondents to issue the hall permit to the applicant to appear in the DEST(Data Entry Skill Test) for recruitment to the cadre of PA/SA), scheduled to be held on 24.06.2021. This Tribunal vide its order dated 23.6.2021 while issuing notices to the respondents to show cause why the OA be not admitted for hearing, had ordered, as an interim measure, that the applicant shall be permitted to appear in the Data Entry Skill Test scheduled to be held on 24.6.2021. It was OA.No.170/323/2021/CAT/Bangalore Bench further directed that the applicant's result shall be kept in a sealed cover during the pendency of the present OA.

c) As the applicant fulfilled all the eligible criteria as fixed by the 3rd respondent in the notification at Annexure A-1, he applied for the said examination by application dated 25.11.2020 (Annexure A-2) and the 4th respondent issued the hall permit on 18.12.2020 (Annexure A-3).

Accordingly the applicant appeared in the examination held on 20.12.2020 and qualified in the said test and was expecting that he OA.No.170/323/2021/CAT/Bangalore Bench would be called for Data Entry Skill Test (DEST), which is the final stage of the recruitment process.

OA.No.170/323/2021/CAT/Bangalore Bench

d) Respondent-2 (R&E Section) vide eMail dated 18.06.2021 communicated the schedule of Data Entry Skill Test & Annexures I & II containing the details of unfilled vacancies to be offered to GDS & list of qualified SC & ST candidates in the Competitive Examination for recruitment to the cadre of PA/SA held on 20.12.2020 for the vacancy year 2020. The name of the said official Sri Praveen Kumar V was shown as Qualified at SL No. 151 against SC category. This was noticed immediately and Circle Office was informed for deletion of his name in the list of qualified candidates, in addition to a written communication to CO by RO vide letter No. SK/R&E/1-12/LGO- GDS/2020/II dated 21.06.2021. Accordingly, his candidature was not allowed to the Data Entry Skilled Test & hall permit was not issued.

e) Aggrieved by this, the applicant approached CAT, Bengaluru Bench in connection with permitting him to appear in the Data Entry Skill Test (DEST) claiming inclusion of his name in the list of qualified candidates in the above said Annexure issued by CO vide letter No. R&E/1-12/GDS/2020/CON dated 08.06.2021. This Tribunal vide Orders dated 23.06.2021 ordered to allow the said official to appear in the Data Entry Skill Test as an interim measure. Accordingly, he was allowed provisionally to the said test held on 24.06.2021.