As per case facts, the Government of Puducherry challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order that granted a two-year age relaxation for Sub-Inspector posts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ... petitioners contended that Sub-Inspector posts are Group B, requiring Union Public Service Commission approval for age relaxation, which was denied by the Union Government. They argued that existing government policy for age relaxation only applied to Group C posts. The appeal to the High Court sought to determine if the CAT's direction for age relaxation for Group B Sub-Inspector posts was valid in the absence of a specific government policy and despite rejection by higher authorities. The central legal question for the High Court was whether the CAT could direct age relaxation for Group B posts when official approvals were lacking. Finally, the High Court allowed the Writ Petitions, setting aside the Tribunal's order regarding the two-year COVID-19 age relaxation. The Court ruled that the Sub-Inspector post was Group B, and without a specific government policy or the required approvals, the Tribunal's direction for relaxation was erroneous.