Central Administrative Tribunal
Lal Babu Prasad vs DEPTT OF POSTS on 14 October 2026
[1] OA 653 of 2026
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
PATNA BENCH, P A T N A
REGN. NO.: OA/050/00653/2026
W i t h
MA/050/00537/2026
Date of Order:- 14-Oct-2026
C O R A M
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NARENDRA KUMAR JOHARI, MEMBER (JUDL.)
HON’BLE MR. KUMAR RAJESH CHANDRA, MEMBER (ADMN.)
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Lal Babu Prasad, aged about 60 years, S/o Late Bishwanath Prasad, Ex-GDS BPM Siswa, resident of vill – Anwa, PO- Siswa via. Motihari Court SO, Distt.- East Champaran, Motihari-845 409. .........Applicant.
By Advocate:- Shri N.N.Singh.
Vs.
1. The Union of India through Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001.
2. The Chief Postmaster General, Bihar Circle, Patna-800 001.
3. The Postmaster General (North Region), Muzaffarpur-842 002.
4. The Director, Postal Services (North Region), Muzaffarpur –
842002.
5. The Supdt. Posts, Sitamarhi Div., Sitamarhi-843 325.
……….Respondents.
By Advocate:- Shri Rabindra Kumar Choubey, ASC.
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O R D E R
(Oral)
Per:- Justice Narendra Kumar Johari, Member (Judl.) :-
Shri N.N.Singh, counsel for the applicant and Shri Rabindra Kumar Choubey, Addl. Standing Counsel for opposite parties are present.
Counsel for opposite parties submits that the sole relief prayed for by the applicant in the instant OA is to direct/command the concerned respondents/Appellate Authority to dispose the appeal within the stipulated period. He further submits that the applicant had preferred an appeal dated 30.05.2025 against the impugned order dated 21.04.2025 which has been rejected by the Appellate Authority vide Memo No. Vig/PN/AP-46/MTH/2025,dated 16.09.2026 Digitally signed by S K JHA DN: CN=S K JHA, E= sudhir.kmr12@gov.in Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Location: Date: 2026.10.15 12:35:51+05'30' Foxit PDF Reader Version: 2025.3.0 S K JHA
[2] OA 653 of 2026
and the above fact came into knowledge of applicant just today when the counsel for opposite parties in compliance of order dated 29.09.2026 communicated the above fact. As such, there is no need to proceed with the OA and the same be dismissed as having become infructuous. The main and only relief in this OA was to issue direction to opposite party/Appellate Authority to decide the appeal in a specific period. During course of submission the learned counsel for opposite parties has submitted a copy of the short reply wherein aforesaid order of the Appellate Authority is annexed as Annexure-R/1.
Counsel for the applicant submits that since the main grievance of the applicant for disposal of the pending appeal has already been decided by the Appellate Authority, hence the same be dismissed as having become infructuous.
In view of the above submissions, without entering into the merits of the case, the OA is dismissed as having become infructuous. The connected Misc. Application also stands disposed of.
Sd/-
sd/- (Kumar Rajesh Chandra)
(Justice Narendra Kumar Johari) Member (Admn.)
Member (Judl.)
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