21.08.2026 rpan/02 WPCT 42 of 2019 Union of India & Others – Versus – Sachidananda Biswas & Others Mr. Smarjit Roy Chowdhury, Mr. Anirban Mitra …. for the Petitioners. Mr. Sudipto Panda … for the Respondents. The present writ petition has been preferred by the Union of India and its functionaries challenging an order dated 25th April, 2018 passed by the learned Tribunal in the original application (in short, OA), being OA No.1399 of 2013. By the said order the learned Tribunal set aside the order impugned in the OA and directed the respondents therein ‘to treat the appointment of the applicants as Postal Assistant as direct recruitment and thereafter grant them financial upgradations, as admissible, counting their services from the dates they were appointed as Postal Assistant. The entire exercise shall be carried out with utmost expedition but not later than four months from the date of receipt of this order ’. Mr. Panda, learned advocate appearing for the original applicants/respondents submits that the issue involved in the present writ petition has already been finally decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal no.4432 of 2019 [Union of India & Others Vs. E. Sreeramulu]. By the said order the petitioners herein were directed to extend the benefit of MACP. Such contention of Mr. Panda has not been disputed by Mr. Roy Chowdhury, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners. However, placing reliance upon a memo dated 11th August, 2026, he submits, that steps are being taken by the concerned department for filing a review petition before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Let such written instruction, as placed, be kept on record. Answering our query, Mr. Roy Chowdhury submits that no review application has yet been filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. As the issue involved in the present writ petition has already been finally decided and as no review petition has yet been filed by the petitioners, we are not inclined to grant Mr. Roy Chowdhury’s prayer for adjournment of the matter. In view thereof and as indisputably the issue involved in the present writ petition has already been decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the instant writ petition is dismissed. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties, upon compliance of all requisite formalities. 2 (Atarup Banerjee, J.) (Tapabrata Chakraborty, A.C.J.) 3