Ramachandra Menon , J.

Common order dated 29.03.2011 passed by the Tribunal in O.A. Nos. 794/2007, 795/2007, 38/2008, 51/2008, 125/2008 and 2008/2008 is under challenge in six Original Petitions [O.P. (CAT) Nos. 3096, 3797, 3097, 3205 of 2011, 214 of 2012 and 3192 of 2011 respectively] preferred by the applicants in the O.As, whereby the O.A.s came to be dismissed, following the course pursued by the Madras Bench of the Tribunal and accepting the version of the High Level Committee appointed by the Tribunal that there was no excess reservation prior to 10.02.1995, to have re-fixed the seniority in terms of the verdict passed by the Constitution Bench of the Apex Court in Ajit Singh Vs. State of Punjab [AIR 1999 SC 347 = (1999) 7 SCC 209 (hereinafter referred to as Ajit Singh -II case)].

2. It is contended that the Tribunal, however ignored the decision rendered by a Co-ordinate Bench of the Tribunal on 01.05.2007 in O.A. Nos. 289 of 2000 and connected cases. The verdict passed by the Tribunal in O.A. No. 751/2006 dated 22.09.2009 is under challenge at the instance of both, the applicants and the respondent/Railways. The challenge raised by the Railways is projected in W.P.(C)