( 1. ) BY this Order M. P. No. 543 of 1984 R. A. Morya and another v. Union of India and others, M. P. No. 1817 of 1984 Albert Sitaram and others v. Union of India and others, 2281 of 1984 Akhil Bhartiya Shoshit karmachari Sangh v. Union of India and others and M. P. No. 2685 of 1984 nandkishore Mishra v. Union of India and others are also disposed of as common question arises in these petitions regarding interpretation of the railway Boards Circular dated 11-1-1973 about reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees for promotion to the posts filled on the basis of seniority-cum-suitability as per 40 Point roster. The question to be considered in all these petitions is whether reservation quota of 15% for scheduled caste and 7 1/2% for scheduled tribe is the maximum or the minimum. All these petitioners are in Class III service of the Central Railway in Jabalpur Division and their seniority is fixed division wise.

( 2. ) ON 13-9-1950 the Government of India published a resolution indicating their policy in regard to communal representation in the services. There they stated that certain reservations, amongst others, for members of scheduled Castes and Sche