(1) IT is Indeed unfortunate that notwithstanding considerable time having elapsed orders of this Court passed from time to time have not been implemented.

(2) THE dispute in this case arose out of O.A. No. 326/89 which was filed by the petitioner, which is an Association of the Bikaner Division of the Northern Railway. This OA was filed pursuant to the order of restructuring which had been passed by the Railway Board with regard to Group C and D psots. The Tribunal disposed of this OA on 20th Oct, 1992. One of the Issues which arose consideration before the Tribunal was whether the reservation for SC and ST was applicable in the case of upgradation of existing posts.

(3) SPECIAL leave petition was filed by the respondents challenging the said decision, but by order dated 19th Nov. 1998 the order of the Tribunal was upheld.

(4) WHEN no seniority lists were prepared, the present contempt petition was filed. Various orders were passed and In order dated 13th March, 2000 the contention on behalf of the respondents was noticed, namely, that there was difficulty in Implementing different orders passed by the Tribunal because there was some conflict in the