1 S.B. Civil writ petition No. 1768/2004 Trilok Singh vs Raj. Civil Services Appellate Tribunal & Ors. Date of dated 25.2.2010 HON'BLE MR. PRAKASH TATIA, J. Mr. GR Goyal, for the petitioner. Mrs. Pratisha Dave, for the respondents. <><><> Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner's appeal was dismissed by the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur vide order dated 20.2.2004 merely on the ground that appeal was barred by time and application for condonation of delay has not been filed. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner sought relief of second selection grade on completion of 18 years of service w.e.f. 10.7.1998 through proper channel. The petitioner's said request was declined vide order dated 6.8.2003. The said order was given to the petitioner alongwith theletter dated 10.12.2003 and petitioner preferred appeal before the appellate tribunal on 26.12.2003. The tribunal was of the view that the limitation started from the date of order dated 6.8.2003 and not when copy of the order was supplied to the petitioner. The copy of the order dated 6.8.2003 placed on record as Annex.1. This order has been conveyed to the concerned authority and not 2 to the petitioner. There is no endorsement that this order was sent to the petitioner by the said authority directly. Therefore, the petitioner had no knowledge of the order dated 6.8.2003. The petitioner came to know about the order on receipt of the communication dated 10.12.2003, copy of which is placed on record as Annex.2. A person who had no knowledge of any order cannot be aggrieved against that order so as to become eligible to challenge that order. In view of the above reasons, the writ petition of the petitioner is allowed. The order of the tribunal dated 20.2.2004 is set aside. The appeal of the petitioner is held to be in limitation. The appeal may be decided by the tribunal on merits. [PRAKASH TATIA], J. cpgoyal/-