Railway Order – Anomaly in fixation of pay of Loco Supervisory staff juniors drawing more pay than the seniors.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
No.E(P&A)IU2008/RS-37
New Delhi, dated 12.04.2019
To
The General Managers (P), All Indian Railways
Sub:- Anomaly in fixation of pay of Loco Supervisory staff appointed prior to 01-01-2006 with reference to their juniors appointed after 01-01-2006 and drawing more pay than the seniors.
Please refer to Board’s letter of even number dated 18.04.2018 wherein two favourable judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of;
(a) U0I vs. O.P. Saxena (Civil Appeal No. 8852/96) judgment dt. 14-07-97,
(b) UOI vs. Surendra Kumar, (Civil Appeal 1022/2001) judgment dt.13-01-05,
And two another judgment of Hon’ble CATIMAS in the matter of;
(i) Order dated 12-11-2013 in OA Nos. 872 & 874 of 2011 and
(ii) Order dated 17-11-2015 in MA No. 310/00729/2015 in OA No. 1127 of 2011.
The above judgments were referred to the Railways for citing the same in administrative replies and also brought before the courts of law in the pending cases.
In the above context, Railway may please confirm that the above cases are being cited in the administrative replies and also brought before the courts of law in the pending cases. Present no. of cases on the subject and the stage in which pending may also be advised.
(N.P. Singh)
Joint Director, Estt. (P&A)
Railway Board