Hon’ble Sudhir Agarwal, J.—Heard Shri B.K. Shukla and Shri Narendra Nath Srivastava, learned counsel for petitioners and Shri Abdul Moin, learned counsel for respondents.

2. Both the writ petitions have arisen from a common judgment and order dated 16.4.2012 passed by Central Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as “Tribunal”) Lucknow Bench, Lucknow deciding Original Application No. 114 of 2007 (Ashok Kumar Verma v. Union of India and others) and 389 of 2007 (Ajeet Kumar Srivastava v. Union of India and others) hence heard together and are being decided by this common judgment.

3. The relevant facts have minor differences in both the matters hence, we propose to refer the same separately.

Ashok Kumar Verma

4. He is applicant in Original application No. 114 of 2007. Ministry of Railways, i.e. Railway Board, (hereinafter referred to as ‘’RB’) vide Circular No. 72-TCI/106/26 dated 20.8.1973 informed acceptance of recommendations made by Convention Committee, 1971 for providing booking facilities at Railway Station and communicated the same to all General Mana