UMESH GUPTA vs RAIL BHAWAN
- Court
- Central Administrative Tribunal
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Central Administrative Tribunal
Principal Bench: New Delhi
O.A. No. 4502/2025
O.A. No. 1671/2024
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This the 14 day of October, 2026
Hon’ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J)
Hon’ble Mr. B. Anand, Member (A)
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1. Atul Kumar
Aged About 31 yrs S/o Shri Raj Kumar R/o H. No. 1214,
Layalpur Basti, Post Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana-
136118
Working as Vendor under Mrs Manmohan Singh,
Pushpender Kaur, Licensee, Railway Station, Panipat,
Haryana-136103.
2. Raj Kumar
Aged About 56 yrs S/o Prem Narayan Gupta R/o H. No.
1214/10, Layalpur Basti, Post Thanesar, Kurukshetra,
Haryana- 136118
Working as Vendor under Manohar Singh, Licensee,
Kurukshetra Railway Station, Kurukshetra, Haryana- 136118
3. Gautam Gupta
Aged about 26 yrs S/o Santosh Kumar R/o 12/11, Ward No.
5, Layalpur Basti Kurukshetra, Haryana- 136118
Working as Vendor under Manohar Singh, Licensee,
Kurukshetra Railway Station, Kurukshetra, Haryana- 136118
4. Raj Kumar
Aged About 53 yrs S/o Shri Krishan R/o H.No . 2132/10,
Vashisht Colony, Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana- 136118
Working as Vendor under Manohar Singh, Licensee,
Kurukshetra Railway Station, Kurukshetra, Haryana- 136118
(All the applicants are Divisional Delhi as the Railway
Stations in which the above Railway Manager, Northern
Railway, New applicants are discharging their duties comes
under above authorities jurisdiction)
…Applicants
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(By Advocate: Mr. Kishore Kumar Patel)
Versus
1. Union of India Thr ươ gh Secretary Ministry of Railways,
Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
2. Chairman and Managing Director Indian Railway
Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd Railway Board,
Ministry of Railways Rail Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001.
3. The General Manager, Northern Railway, Baroda House,
New Delhi-110001.
4. Divisional Railway Manager Northern Railway, DRM
Office, State Entry road, New Delhi-110001
5. Joint Director, Traffic Commercial (C) II, Rail Bhawan,
Railway Board, New Delhi-110001
6. Deputy Chief Commercial Manager/ Catering Head
Quarter office, Baroda House
New Delhi-1100001
1. 2.
3. 4.
…Respondents
(By Advocate: Ms. Gauraan, Mr. Rajinder Khatter)
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1. Umesh Gupta
Aged about 43 years
S/o Ram Lakhan, engaged in Trolly No.9 R/o 1615/9, Layalpur
Colony, Thanesar 136118, Kurukshetra, Haryana
2. Narender Kumar
Aged about 59 years
S/o Shubh Kumar, engaged in Stall No. 90 R/o H.No . 602,
Krishna Gali, Jagadhri 135001, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
3. Pritam Singh
Aged about 58 years S/o Mehar Singh, engaged in Stall No. 7
R/o 2237/5, Jyoti Nagar, Thanesar 136118 Kurukshetra,
Haryana
4. Santosh Kumar
Aged about 58 years S/o Krishan Pal, R/o H. No. 1699/5, near
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kala Park Lalpur colony, Thansesar 136118 Kurukshertra,
Haryana
5. Naresh Kumar
Aged about 52 years
S/o Sant Lal, engaged in Stall No. 11
R/o H. No. 80/7, New Colony Railway Road, Thansesar 136118
Kurukshertra, Haryana
6. Dinesh Kumar
Aged about 36 years S/o Ram nath, engaged in Stall No. 6
R/o Kheri Markanda
JARTY Part 378, Kurukshertra 136131, Haryana
7. Sandeep Kumar
Aged about 41 years S/o Om Dutt, engaged in Stall No. 15 R/o
H. No. 338, Ram nagar Gadariya mohalla, Karnal Rural Part-1
Karnal 132001, Haryana
8. Ashok Kumar
Aged about 35 years
S/o Om Dutt, engaged in Stall No. 14 R/o 338, Sukhdev Colony
Karnal Rural Part-1 Karnal 132001, Haryana
9. Ashish Gupta
Aged about 39 years
S/o Jagdish Gupta, engaged in Stall No. 4
R/o H. No. 644, Ward no- 21
Near park, new colony, Thanesar-136118
Kurukshetra, Haryana
10. Abhishek Kumar
Aged about 23 years
S/o Ram Chandra, engaged in Stall No. 4
R/o Amin Road, Kurukshetra
Haryana-
11. Satya Prakash
S/o Khem Karan yadav, engaged in Trolly No. 62 & 63
Aged about 55 years
R/o H. No. 113/9, Idgah Road
Macchi Mohalla, Ambala Cantt 133001
Haryana
12. Inder Pal
C/o Nawab Singh, engaged in Trolly No. 51
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R/o H.No 210/1, gali no-5 Lodhipur, Ram Pipal Adda Etah
207001, Uttar Pradesh
13. Santosh Kumar
Aged about 54 years S/o Megh Chand, engaged in Book Stall
R/o H.No 290-F,Milap Nagar Nanhera, Kuldeep Nagar,
Barara-133004 Haryana
14. Attar Sen
Aged about 42 years S/o Kalu Ram, engaged in Trolley No. 76
& 33 R/o H.No 474, Lal kurti Bazar, Ambala-133001, Haryana
15. Anil Sharma
Aged about 36 years S/o Balesh Sharma, engaged in Stall No.
89 & 86 R/o H. No. 22-A, Pooja Vihar Near Yoga Ashram,
Ambala-133006 Haryana
16. Devnath Mahto
Aged about 40 years Working at Ambala Cantt Railway Station
Permanent Address: C/o Mahendra Mahto R/o Krishanpur
Barasam, Rupauli Madhubani 847404, Bihar
17. Satish Kumar
Aged about 46 years
S/o Sukhbir Singh, engaged in Trolley No. 85,87 & 88 R/o
H.No 465, Lal Kurti Bazar Ambala Cantt-133001, Haryana
18. Amit
Aged about 32 years
S/o Shiv Kumar, engaged in Trolley No. 93 & 94 R/o H.No
6071/A, Gainda Mal Aahta Near Sewa Samiti School Ambala
Cantt-133001, Haryana
19. Vishwakarma Kumar
Aged about 31 years S/o Krishna Saw, engaged in Stall No. 90
& 92 Working at Ambala Cantt Railway Station
Permanent Address: Mahadev Nagar
Sheikhpura-811105, Bihar
20. Vinod Yadav
Aged about 45 years
S/o Rameshwar yadav, engaged in Stall No. 89 & 86 Working
at Ambala Cantt Railway Station R/o #4, Pakki Sarai Near G.T
Road, Ambala Cantt-133001, Haryana
21. Saroj Kumar Yadav
Aged about 31 years
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S/o Bachche Lal yadav, engaged in Stall No. 86 & 89 Working
at Ambala Cantt Railway Station Permanent Address: Ward no
08, Sisauni Madhubani 847404, Bihar
22. Santosh Kumar Yadav
Aged about 31 years
S/o Raj Kumar Yadav
Working at Ambala Cantt Railway Station R/o H.No 85, Gwal
Mandi Ward No 27, Ambala Cantt-133001 Haryana
23. Shiv Kumar Yadav
Aged about 34 years
S/o Tek Narayan Yadav
Working at Ambala Cantt Railway Station
Permanent Address: Village Rahi tol, Post Harari Ward no 14,,
thana Rudrapur, Harri Madhubani 847404, Bihar
24. Deepak Kumar
Aged about 38 years
S/o Mahavir
R/o 120/2, Railway Road, Bihari Lal Building Nai Machhi
Market, Ambala GPO Haryana 133001
25. Sita ram
Aged about 43 years
S/o Ram Kishan
Working at Ambala Cantt Railway Station
Permanent address: Guvada Gujarana Gordhanpura, Alwar
301410 Rajasthan
26. Rahul
Aged about 28 years
S/o Satya Prakash R/o H. No. 113/9, Idgah Road Macchi
Mohalla, Ambala Cantt 133001 Haryana
27. Shyam Vir Singh
Aged about 44 years
S/o Vikram Singh R/o Sarkari School, Ramhet Garhi,
Naglabikhu, Aligarh, U.P-202123 Working at Panipat Railway
Station
28. Pawan
Aged about 25 years
S/o Ram Shankar R/o T-71A, Railway Colony, Panipat,
Haryana- 132103
29. Rambir Singh
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Aged about 43 years
S/o Vikram Singh
R/o Near Kachha Fatak
Jai Shri Ram Ashram, Gangaram Colony Panipat, Haryana-
132103
30. Ram Shankar
Aged about 49 years
S/o Siyaram
R/o T-1, Ward- 5, Paliwal Colony, Panipat, Haryana- 132103
31. Manoj Kumar
Aged about 38 years
C/o Hari Ram
H.No . 868, Ward No. 13, Gandi Colony, Panipat, Haryana-
132103
32. Dilbag Singh
Aged about 56 years
R/o H.No . 163, Ward No.-07 Harijan Colony, Samalkha
Panipat, Haryana- 132103
33. Malkhan
Aged about 40 years
S/o Nanhake R/o Rasulabad, Kanpur, U.P- 209306 Working
at Panipat Railway Station
34. Manoj Kumar
Aged about 44 years S/o Ram Chander H.No . 868, Ward No.
13, Gandi Colony, Panipat, Haryana- 132103
35. Rajkumar
Aged about 45 years S/o Ram chander R/o 315, Sukhdev
Colony, Ram Nagar, Karnal, (Rural) (Part-1) Karnal, Haryana-
132001
36. Mukesh Pal
Aged about 35 years
S/o Rajkumar
R/o H.no . 2199, Ram Nagar, Karnal, Haryana- 132001
37. Sonu Kumar
Aged about 34 years
S/o Shri Jagdish
H.No . 579, Ward No- 19 Ram Nagar, Karnal, (Rural) (Part-1)
Haryana- 132001
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38. Shiv Kumar
Aged about 42 years
S/o Jagdish
R/o Karnal, (Rural) (Part-1) Haryana- 132001
39. Kuldeep
Aged about 46 years
S/o Rajkumar R/o H.No . 2199, Ram Nagar, Gadviya Mohalla
Karnal, Haryana- 132001
40. Rajesh Kumar
Aged about 37 years S/o Kishan Lal R/o H.No . 233, Ward no. 7
Daya Nagar, Karnal, Haryana- 132001
41. Kishan Pal
Aged about 41 years S/o Ranjit Singh R/o H.No . 2188 Ram
Nagar, Gadviya Mohalla Karnal, Haryana- 132001
42. Desh Raj
Aged about 35 years S/o Bihari Lal
R/o Rayatpur, Rahatpur, Imalliya, Aligargh, U.P- 202145
Working at Panipat Railway Station.
(All in Group’C’)
...Applicants
(By Advocate: Mr. Kishore Kumar Patel)
Versus
1. Union of India
Secretary Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-
110001
2. Chairman and Managing Director Indian Railway Catering
and Tourism Corporation D Railway Board, Ministry of
Railways Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.
3. The General Manager, Northern Railway, Baroda House,
New Delhi-110001.
4. Divisional Railway Manager Northern Railway, DRM Office,
State Entry Road, New Delhi-110001.
5. Joint Director, Traffic Commercial (C) II, Rail Bhawan,
Railway Board, New Delhi-110001
6. Divisional Railway Manager Northern Railway, DRM Office,
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Rail Vihar, near Ambala Bus Stand Ambala Cantt, Haryana-
134003
7. Deputy Chief Commercial Manager/ Catering Head Quarter
office, Baroda House New Delhi-110001
8. Chief Medical Superintendent Railway Hospital, Ambala
Cantt, Haryana- 134003
5.
6.
…Respondents
(By Advocate: Mr. U Srivastava, Mr. Rajender Khatter)
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ORDER (ORAL)
Hon’ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J)
We have heard the learned counsels for the parties.
2. Learned counsels for the respondents, by referring to the
assertions made in the pleadings before us, have vehemently
argued that the applicants have, in no manner, been engaged in
any capacity by the Railways (respondents herein).
3. Learned counsel for the applicants has averred that the
applicants have been working as helpers, working as bearers/
commission agent under registered commission vendors/ bearers
in the railway stations and there has been no policy of the
Railways to regularize such employees. At this stage, learned
counsel for the applicants submits that during the course of
arguments he has realized that the factual matrix of the case has
not been properly pleaded in the OAs, though attempt has been
made by the applicants to clarify the same in the rejoinder.
4. Learned counsel for the applicants, under instructions seeks
permission to withdraw the captioned OAs with liberty to the
applicants to file better OAs, in accordance with law.
5. Permission sought is granted. The OAs stand dismissed as
withdrawn. Accordingly, the interim orders passed in the matter
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in the captioned OAs (dated 24.04.2024 & 24.11.2025) also stand
vacated. No costs.
(B. Anand) (R.N. Singh)
Member (A) Member (J)
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