ORDER

(As per Hon’ble Dr. Lata Baswaraj Patne, Judicial Member)

By this OA, the applicants are seeking the following relief:

“…………to direct the respondents to grant arrears of overtime Allowance / wages for the period from Jan 2005 to till their respective dates of retirement. On strength of this Hon’ble Tribunal Judgment in O.A.631 of 2016 and confirmed by the Hon’ble High court in W.P.No.7564 of 2019 and Upheld by Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP No.2498 of 2022 dated 11.03.2022 as the applicant are similarly situated and seeking similar relief and pass such other order /orders as deem and fit and proper in the interest of principals of Natural Justice.”

2. The brief facts of the case are that applicants 108 in number, worked as Escorting and maintenance Staff working in AC Coaches in Hyderabad and Secunderabad Depots of S.C. Railway and retired from service in different years i.e. from 2009 to 2022. The Applicant No.109 is still working. Their grievance is that they were not paid OTA allowance / wages for the half period when they reached the Destination Station and they performed round the clock and relieved only at the HQ station where they started. Aggrieved by non-payment of OTA, so