R VASUDEVA RAO vs M/o Railways

OA/050/2020
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
HYDERABAD BENCH
OA/050/2020

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HYDERABAD, this the 09 day of October, 2026

Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Judicial Member
Hon’ble Mr. Varun Sindhu Kul Kaumudi, Administrative Member


1. R. Vasudeva Rao, S/o Madhava Rao, Group C Aged 51
years, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o The Chief
Station Manager, East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam
R.S.

2. K.V.Ramakrishna, S/o K.Bhaskar Rao, Aged 56 years,
Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o The Chief Station
Manager, East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam R.S.

3. M.Ramana Rao, S/o late Somulu, Aged 58 years, Occ:
Senior Passenger Guard, O/o The Chief Station Manager,
East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam R.S.

4. P.Srinivasa Rao, S/o late Appa Rao, Aged 50 years,
Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o The Chief Station
Manager, East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam R.S.

… Applicants.

(By Advocate: Mr. K R K V Prasad, Advocate)
Vs.


1 Union of India represented by The Secretary (Estt.),
Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhavan, New
Delhi.

2 The General Manager, East Coast Railway, Rail Sadan,
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751 017.

3. The Chief Personnel Officer (Administration), East
Coast Railway, Rail Sadan, Chandrasekharpur,
Bhubaneswar-751 017.

4. The Divisional Railway Manager, East Coast Railway,
Waltair Division, Visakhapatnam.

5. The Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, East Coast
Railway, Waltair Division, Visakhapatnam.
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6. G.Pundarikakasha, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o
The Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway, Waltair
Division, Rayagada R.S., Orissa State.

7. T.Ravi Kumar, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o The
Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam R.S.

8. R. Vara Prasad Rao, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard,
O/o The Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam R.S.

9. G. Venkata Rao, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o
The Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam R.S.

10. S. Venkata Rao, Occ: Senior Passeriger Guard, O/o
The Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam R.S.

11. G.Appala Swamy, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o
The Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam R.S.

12. S.Krishna, Occ: Senior Passenger Guard, O/o The
Chief Station Manager, East Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam R.S.

... Respondents.
(By Advocate: Mr. K Rajitha, Sr. PC for CG
Mr. G Jaya Prakasa Babu, )
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ORAL ORDER
(As per Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Judicial Member)

By this Original Application, the applicant is seeking the following relief:
In view of the facts stated above, the applicants
“
humbly pray that this Hon'ble Tribunal may be pleased to call for the
records pertaining to seniority list of Senior Passenger Guard as on
01.01.2019; proceedings issued vide No.
WPY/OPTS/Suitability/M.Gd., dated 05.12.2019 enclosing Annexure
'A' and declare the action of notifying SC/ST vacancies for
promotion to the category of Mail / Express Guard and the decision
not to fill-up 4 vacancies in the break up of 3-UR, 1-SC as illegal and
set aside the said seniority list / the said proceedings to the extent of
the action of not restoring the seniority of the Applicants by
following catch-up rule and set aside and quash the Annexure 'A'
enclosed to the said proceedings dated 05.12.2019 to the extent of
the names shown at Sl.No.3 to 6, 12, 21 and 22; and (ii) to issue
direction to the respondents to promote the Applicants as Mail
Guards w.e.f. 09.03.2018 on the basis of their original seniority in
the entry grade post of Goods Guard, duly revising the seniority in
the feeder cadre post of Senior Passenger Guard and grant all
consequential benefits to the Applicants and pass such other order or
orders in the interest of justice.”


2. Applicant’s counsel draws our attention to the order dated 16.09.2026, which
reads as under:
“ Counsel for the private Respondents submits that in the instant O.A., there were
initially four applicants, out of which, one has retired on superannuation, one has
expired, and the other two have expressed their unwillingness to contest the
matter. Counsel for the applicant may seek instructions on the same.”

3. Counsel for the applicants submits that he has still not received any
instructions.



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4. It appears that the applicants are no longer interested in pursuing the matter.
Accordingly, without prejudice to their rights in other connected matters, this O.A.
stands dismissed. No order as to costs.






(VARUN SINDHU KUL KAUMUDI) (MANISH GARG)
ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER

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O.A. is disposed of on : 09.10.2026
Order dictated on : 09.10.2026
Submitted





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