LAZARUS LUNJALA AND OTHERS vs P.ANANTH, GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, HUBBALLI AND OTHERS
- Court
- Central Administrative Tribunal
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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
BANGALORE BENCH, BENGALURU
CONTEMPT PETITION NO.170/00014/2026
IN
ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/00392/2025
ND
DATED THIS THE 02 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
CORAM:
HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S. SUJATHA, MEMBER (J)
HON’BLE DR. SANJIV KUMAR, MEMBER (A)
1. Sri. Lazarus Lunjala, 49 years,
S/o Sri. Abraham Lunjala,
Technician-III (Fitter),
Chief Workshop Manager,
SSE/Machine Shop, Personnel Branch,
South Western Railway, Hubballi: 580 020
(under orders of removal from service)
Residing at No: 23, Sagar Colony,
Beside Pacific Park, Kusugal Road,
Keshwapur Hubballi: 580 023.
2. Sri. Lunjala David, 42 years,
S/o Sri. Abraham Lunjala,
Technician GR.I,
Office of Senior Section Engineer / Laundry
Goodshed Road, Working under
Sr.DME/Co-Ord/Carriage & Wagon
Gadag Road, Hubballi: 580 020
Residing at: 23, Sagar Colony,
Beside Pacific Park, Kusugal Road,
Keshwapur Hubballi: 580 023.
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3. Sri. Shashidhar N. Rathod, 47 years,
S/o Sri. N.H. Lamani,
Senior Clerk,
Senior Divisional Personnel Officer,
Hubballi: 580 020.
Residing at: Railway Quarter No:843/D,
Vidyaranya Nagar, Gadag Road,
Hubballi: 580 020. .... Petitioners
(By Shri P.A. Kulkarni, Advocate – through video conference)
Vs.
1. Shri P. Ananth,
General Manager,
South Western Railway,
Gadag Road,
Hubballi: 580 023
for and on behalf of Union of India
2. Shri K. Asif Hafeez
Senior Divisional Personnel Officer,
Hubballi Division, Personnel Branch,
South Western Railway,
DRM's Office Compound,
Hubballi: 580 020.
3. Shri Vijay Singh Yadav,
Chief Workshops Manager
Workshops Hubballi,
South Western Railway
Gadag Road,
Hubballi: 580 020
4. Shri Ramesha H.K.,
Deputy Chief Works Manager
Workshops Hubballi,
South Western Railway
Gadag Road,
Hubballi: 580 020
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5. Shri Mridul Sarkar,
Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Co-Ord),
Carriage & Wagon (C&W),
Mechanical Branch,
South Western Railway,
DRM's Office Compound,
Hubballi: 580 020 .… Respondents
(By Shri N. Amaresh, Senior Panel Counsel)
O R D E R (ORAL)
PER: JUSTICE S. SUJATHA, MEMBER (J)
This Contempt Petition is filed by the petitioners alleging
breach and wilful disobedience of the order dated 06.01.2026 passed
by this Tribunal in OA No. 392/2025.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents has filed a
memo along with the copies of the orders passed by the Appellate
Authority dated 08.06.2026, 23.07.2026 (two separate orders) in
respect of Petitioners 1 to 3, respectively, in compliance of this
Tribunal's order dated 06.01.2026.
3. The same is taken on record.
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4. Learned counsel Shri P.A. Kulkarni representing the
petitioners has no objections to close the contempt proceedings in
view of the compliance report submitted.
5. In view of the aforesaid, contempt proceedings are
dropped. Resultantly, Contempt Petition stands closed.
Notices are discharged.
No order as to costs.
Sd/- Sd/-
( DR. SANJIV KUMAR ) ( JUSTICE S. SUJATHA )
MEMBER (A) MEMBER (J)
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