-® IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. \s^ /2010 Petitioner y Tarapada Ray aged about 30 years, S/o Haripada Ray, R/o PV. 83, Post Bande Distt. Kanker Versus Respondents /o- ^'y/ ^°^y /^\/ ^gy9 ^/^f r^ ^'-^ ^^ p^ ,.^ ' f 1. Union of India, through Secretary Postal Department, New Delhi 2. Superintendent of Post Office, Bastar Division, Jagdalpur 3. Assistant Director, (Anway) Chief Postmaster General, C.G. Division Raipur J^- WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA <^^^s^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) N0.1886 OF 2010 PETITIONER Tarapada Ray Versus RESPONDENTS Union of India & Others (Writ Petition underArticle 226 and 227 ofthe Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present:- Shri Parag Kotecha, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Kashif Shakeel, standing counsel for the Union of India/ respondents. ORDER (ORAL) (Passed on this 23rd day ofApril, 2010) Heard learned counsel for the parties. 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the termination order dated 10-3-2010 (Annexure - P/4) passed by the respondent No.S/Assiant Director, office of the Chief Post Master General, Raipur. 2. In view of the provisions of Section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (for short "the Act, 1985") the Central Administrative Tribunal (for short "the CAT") can exercise jurisdiction in respect of the service matters of the employees of Union of India. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that being probationer, the petitioner has not become a member of civil post, thus the CAT has no jurisdiction. 4. Admittedly, the petitioner is an employee of the Postal Department, Government of India. Thus, this Court has no jurisdiction to entertain this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed at the motion stage itself. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take appropriate steps, if so advised, to approach the appropriate statutory forum, as provided under the provisions of Act, 1985. ^ r^ Sd/- SatishK.Agnihom Judge