ORDER (ORAL)

The applicant Nos. 1 and 2 are retired employees of Railways as Cabinman and applicant Nos. 3 to 6 at the relevant point in time were working as Cabinman with the respondents.

2. Briefly stating, the applicants, in terms of the R.B.E. Circular No. 131/2015 (Annexure A/2) placed at page 21, are required to perform duties of 8 hours and beyond the said working hours, they are entitled for Over Time Allowance (OTA). With respect to their claim, the applicants preferred representations (Annexure A/19). Learned counsel for the applicants confirms that all the applicants have preferred the representations, which were pending consideration at the relevant point in time and those are pending consideration till today even after five years of filing of the present OA. Accordingly, the applicants have filed this OA seeking the following relief:

“(i) That the Hon'ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to pass an order declaring to the effect that the action of the respondents preparing 12 hours per day/75 hours weekly roaster for the applicants (Cabinman) at Northern Railway Station Manani is illegal, arbitrary, against the rules and consequently pass an order directing the responden