HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.15502 OF 2000 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice G.Bhavani Prasad) The respondents in O.A.No.1520 of 1998 on the file of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, filed the writ petition challenging the order dated 03/12/1999 whereby the respondents herein got a direction for preparing a list for appointment to the post of Postal/Sorting Assistants amongst those who responded to the notification dated 09/11/1994 granting bonus marks only to those who possessed the degree certificate issued by the university and only those empanelled as such were permitted to be appointed to Postal/Sorting Assistants and all those who did not possess the certificate were directed to be empanelled subsequent to them. The subsequently empanelled candidates were permitted to be given postings only after completion of the persons under the initial panel, if there are still vacancies. The tribunal passed the impugned orders with reference to the order passed by the Tribunal earlier in O.A.No.765 of 1995 holding that granting of bonus marks to those who have possessed the Class-I certificate issued by the Army/Navy/Air Force that is Ex-service men possessing Class-I certificate issued by letter No.RE/1-22/Rlgs dated 06/06/1992 and letter No.RE/1-22/Rlgs.III dated 12/03/1990 can only be with effect from 01/11/1995 and not earlier. As the respondent herein filed the said O.A.No.765 of 1995 in respect of the same selection and as his representation made by virtue of the order passed in O.A.No.765 of 1995 was not considered in terms of the directions of the Tribunal, which was rejected again, the Tribunal granted relief to the respondent under the impugned order. Learned counsel for both sides are heard and the challenge of the writ petitioners to the impugned orders on the grounds raised by them in the writ petition cannot be sustained ex-facie, as admittedly, the orders in O.A.No.765 of 1995 between the same parties, and the direction of the Tribunal in O.A.No.765 of 1995 to give effect to the benefit of bonus marks only from 01/11/1995 on merits having become final between the same parties, cannot be reopened and reconsidered in the present writ petition on principles of res-judicata. Therefore, irrespective of other considerations, in the light of the orders passed in O.A.No.765 of 1995 which had become final, the writ petition has to fail. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed without costs. _________________ B.PRAKASH RAO, J ____________________ G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J Date: 08-12-2009 SKM