JUDGMENT

Ajai Lamba, C.J. - This judgment shall dispose of 2(two) writ petitions, namely, WP(C) No.2044/2017 (Union of India, represented by General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati & 3 other functionaries of the said establishment -Vs- Ashim Bora, Kartick Chandra Dey, Prema Kanta Hazarika and Secretary, N.F. Railway Employee''s Consumer Co-operative Society Limited) and WP(C) No.1140/2018 (Debajit Hazarika, Bimal Saikia, Gayan Chandra Bora & Jyoti Prasad Baruah -Vs- Union of India, represented by General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati & 4 other functionaries of the Railways).

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Both the petitions are directed against common order dated 10.08.2016 rendered by Central Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Bench while dealing with O.A. No.040/00265/2014 (Ashim Bora & 7 Ors. -Vs- Union of India, through General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Maligaon & 4 Ors.).

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For reference to record, we are referring to the pleadings in WP(C) No.2044/2017 (supra).

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In WP(C) No.2044/2017, Railways is represented by Mr. H.K. Das, Advocate.

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In WP(C) No.1140/2018, Railways is represented by Mr. B. Sharma, Advocate.

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