By the Court.—Heard Sri V.K. Goel for the petitioners at length.

2. The writ petition is directed against the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad (hereinafter referred to as “Tribunal”) disposing of the Original Applications No. 562 and 772 of 2004 of the petitioner-respondent No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as “respondent No. 1”.

3. It appears from the record that the respondent No. 1 was working as PWI Selection Grade-III in Northern Railway in the pay scale of 6500-10,500 in the year 1997 and was posted at Sadaulpur, Rajasthan under Bikaner Division of Northern Railway. He submitted an application seeking his transfer from Northern Railway to North Eastern Railway, which was accepted by the competent authority and was communicated to the respondent No. 1 by letter dated 4.2.2000 issued by the General Manager (Karmik), Northern Railway, Baroda House, New Delhi. The aforesaid transfer was on bottom seniority since was allowed on the request of the respondent No. 1 himself. It directed him to submit his joining in the office of General Manager (P) North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur for further posting. The respondent No. 1 was relieved on 28.11.2000. He subm