WRIT - A No. 2096 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 2096 of 2026 Pooran Lal Meena and 6 others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union of India and 4 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shyam Sundar Pal, Vinod Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Shiv Kumar Pal Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. Heard Shri Vinod Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Shiv Kumal Pal, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4. 2. The petitioners, who are seven in number, have assailed validity of the order dated 17.09.2025 whereby the Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad has dismissed their Original Application ('O.A.') No.578 of 2022 being devoid of merits. The O.A. was filed claiming a direction to the respondents to appoint the petitioners on Group-D posts with all consequential benefits in the light of judgment dated 02.05.2019 passed in O.A. No.291 of 2014 and to grant all other benefits from the date juniors were appointed. Further relief was claimed for decision on pending representation and to provide the result of 20% extra candidates along with vacancy chart of Group-D posts qua employment notice