OA No. 060/00045/2017. Case: 1. Kewal Singh 2. Balwant Singh 3. Nazar Singh 4. Gurjant Singh 5. Karamjeet Singh Vs 1. Union of India through Secretary Ministry of Railways 2. General Manager, Northern Railway 3. Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway 4. Sr. Divisional Personal Officer, Northern Railway. Central Administrative Tribunal

Case NumberOA No. 060/00045/2017
CounselFor Appellant: Sh. J.P.S. Sidhu, Adv.
JudgesMr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Member (J)
IssueAdministrative Tribunals Act, 1985 - Section 19
Judgement DateJanuary 13, 2017
CourtCentral Administrative Tribunal

Order:

Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Member (J), (Chandigarh Bench) (Oral)

  1. By means of present O.A filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the applicants seek following relief:-

    (ii) A direction be issued to respondents to classify applicants under the category of continuous workers and to put them on daily 8 hours roster duty and to pay them over time allowance for additional hours of work done over and above 8 hours roster duty.

    (iii) Direction be issued to respondents to pay over time allowance to applicants for extra four hours duty performed by them in 12 hours roster shifts during the last three years as admissible under the rules for the continuous workers alongwith interest @ 24% per annum for period of delay.

  2. On the commencement of hearing, learned counsel for the applicants fairly submitted that before approaching this court, the applicants have already made a representation on 22.08.2016 for the similar relief as claimed in the present O.A which was processed by them as replied to by the respondents vide letter dated 24.08.2016 but till date no order has been passed by them and they have been forced to work for 12 hours a day. He, therefore, made a statement at the bar that the applicants would be satisfied if this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide pending representation of the applicants by passing a reasoned and speaking order...

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