IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8389 of 2009 Nutan Kumari, W/O Sri Kishore Kumar EDBPM, Manhara Sukhasan, resident of Village & P.O. Sukhasan B.O. Via-Singheshwar, District- Madhepura ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The Union of India, though the Secretary, Department of Posts, New Delhi-110001. 2. The Chief Postmaster General, Bihar Circle, G.P.O. Complex, Patna-800001. 3. The Postmaster General, Northern Region, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Superintendent of Post Offices, Saharsa Division, Saharsa. 5. Shri D.P. Yadav, s/O not known, at the relevant time, posted as Superintendent of Post Offices, Saharsa. 6. The Sub Divisional Inspector of Post Offices, Saharsa, Division, Saharsa. 7. Smt. Renu Kumari, W/O Shri Deepak Kumar, resident of Village-Manhara Sukhasan BO, Via- Singheshwar, District-Madhepura ---- Respondents. ------------- 7. 28.6.2010 Heard Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha for the petitioner, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh for the respondent nos.1 to 4, and Mr. Amit Srivastava for respondent no.7. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 12.9.2007, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, in O.A. No. 130 of 2000 (Smt. Renu Kumari Vrs. The Union of India & Ors.), whereby the original application has been allowed, the appointment of respondent no.7 (Smt. Nutan Kumari before the learned Tribunal) to post of EDBPM, Manhara Sukhasan, 2 has been set aside and the authorities have been directed to enquire into the matter and take a fresh decision for appointment. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. Respondent no.7 before the learned Tribunal is the petitioner before us. She had been appointed to the aforesaid post of EDBPM, Manhara Sukhasan, which was challenged by the original applicant (respondent no.7 herein). Learned Tribunal has found that Smt. Renu Kumari had secured higher marks at the matriculation examination compared to the marks obtained by Smt. Nutan Kumari. It has been further found that the place offered by Smt. Renu Kumari appears to be unsafe and, therefore, the matter needs fresh consideration. The reasoning assigned by the learned Tribunal can not be faulted. The authorities may take steps for fresh appointment to the post of EDBPM, Manhara Sukhasan. It is clarified that Smt. Renu kumari and Smt. Nutan Kumari shall be considered for the same, apart from other applicants who would submit their applications. We are informed at the Bar that 3 Smt.Nutan Kumari continues to function even though the learned Tribunal disposed of the matter by order dated 12.9.2007. They have not found the period a little less than three years adequate for the purpose. It also smacks of some kind of favoritism which must not take place in Government offices. The authorities are hereby directed to make fresh appointment within a period of two months from today. In the result, this writ petition is dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)