before Tribunal that pursuant to notification dated 13-19/12/2014, petitioners duly applied against 20 posts of MATE to be filled by C.W.C. (A.F.). Application forms submitted by respondents 1-4 were found complete in all respects and accordingly they were allotted roll numbers for appearing in the written examination wherein they actually appeared was held on 10.5.2015. According to respondents, since they were successful in written examination so held. C.W.C. (A.F.) issued letter dated 9.11.2015 directing respondents 1 to 4 to appear for verification of documents in between 18th-25th November 2015 between 9 am to 5 pm on any working day in the office of C.E. (A.F.), Bamrauli, Allahabad. Respondents duly appeared for document verification which were found to be correct and genuine. Thereafter aforesaid selection process came to be finalised, vide order dated 27.1.2016 passed by a duly constituted board of officers. Consequently, on 27.1.2016, C.E. (A.F.) directed C.W.E. (A.F.) to issue appointment letters immediately to selected candidates in order of merit. It was also pleaded that petitioner 3 vide order dated 4.2.2016, directed petitioner 4 to issue appointment letters to the selected candidates within a period of seven days from receipt of approval of Board proceedings, i.e., upto 6.2.2016. Aforesaid letter contains a clear recital that directions so issued is according to clause 68 of SOP wherein it was clearly provided that appointment letter be issued by appointing authority within seven days of receipt of approval of proceedings.
