1. Special leave granted.
2. We have today pronounced judgment in Union of India v. Rajiv Yadav, IAS1. The appeal has been allowed, the impugned judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal has been set aside and the principles of "cadre allocation" for reserved candidates have been upheld.
3. In view of our judgment in Rajiv Yadav case1 this appeal by the Union of India has to be allowed. For the reasons given and the conclusions reached by us in Rajiv Yadav case', we allow this appeal, set aside the impugned judgment of the Tribunal dated 8-1-1993 and dismiss the application filed by Alka Bhargava before the Tribunal. No costs.
Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3001 of 1993 Arising out of SLP (C) No. 12514 of 1993 49