JUNIOR TELECOM OFFICERS FORUM AND ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Petitioners cannot reagitate issues already fully and directly raised and decided in earlier proceedings by their association; prior judgments and orders are final and binding, and the writ petition is not maintainable.

Parties: Petitioner: Junior Telecom Officers Forum and Ors.; Respondent: Union of India and Ors.
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 18 September 1992
Procedural Posture: Writ Petition (civil) / Final Decision
Outcome: Writ petition dismissed; Special Leave Petitions dismissed; Transfer Petition dismissed.
Legal Topics: Promotion and Seniority in Telecom Engineering Service (group B), Recruitment Rules, Application of Departmental Manual, Res Judicata, Binding Nature of Precedents

Civil Services Administrative Law Constitutional Law Promotion and Seniority in Telecom Engineering Service (group B) Recruitment Rules Application of Departmental Manual Res Judicata Binding Nature of Precedents

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Parties

Junior Telecom Officers Forum and Ors.

Petitioner

Union of India and Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) / Final Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether petitioners can reagitate issues already settled by previous judgments regarding promotion and seniority in TES (Group B)
2 Whether Para 206 of the P&T Manual is overridden by recruitment rules of 1966 and 1981
3 Maintainability of writ petition when cause was espoused by association in earlier litigation

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Writ petition dismissed; Special Leave Petitions dismissed; Transfer Petition dismissed.

Orders

Writ petition held not maintainable and dismissed.
Special Leave Petition Nos. 9063-64 of 1992 dismissed.