M. Selvanathan & Anr Etc vs The Registrar,C.A.T.,Chennai & ...

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals against the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision, which had previously favored the respondents based on earlier judgments in O.A. No. 199/1996 and O.A. No. 214/1996. The Court set aside the Madras High Court's dismissal of the appellants' writ petition, aligning its decision with the reasoning in Civil Appeal Nos. 6-7 of 1998. The ruling emphasizes the importance of consistency in administrative decisions and the authority of the Supreme Court to overturn lower tribunal judgments.