2015 (2) TMI 414

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....oner. Shri J.S. Pandian, for the Respondent. ORDER P.C. : What is challenged in these petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is the common order dated 25 September, 2013 of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai (Tribunal). By the impugned order dated 25 September, 2013 the Tribunal held that communication dated 13 February, 2013 received under the Right to Informat....

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....ranted an option to opt either substantive post of parents cadre or officiating post of maistry and on the basis of options received from you, you were continued to work on the post of Maistry." 2. It is clear from the above reply that the petitioners had sought service information inter alia as to why they were not given deemed date of promotion in the cadre of Jr. Engineer, Civil Enginee....

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....t to Information Act, 2005 only bars the jurisdiction of Courts other than Administrative Tribunal in the matters which could be the subject matter of challenge in issuing the information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. It does not bar a challenge to the contents of a communication obtained under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The jurisdiction under Section 19 of the Central Adminis....

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....ubject matter of challenge before the Tribunal. 5. The employees would therefore, be well within their right to challenge such decision which is received as information under Right to Information Act, 2005. We therefore, allow these petitions and direct the Central Administrative Tribunal to entertain the petitioners applications in so far as they seek to challenge the decision of the conc....