ORDER

PER: HON’BLE MR. VARUN SINDHU KUL KAUMUDI, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

1. The present Original Application has been filed by the applicant under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 , seeking the following relief:

“....to call for the records pertaining to the letter and Memorandum No.SCR/P-SC/777/P-09/Gaz/Bills/2024 dated 09.05.2024 and Railway Board’s letter No.E(G)2023/PN1/20 dated 02.11.2023 and set aside and quash the same by declaring that the action of the respondent Railways in withdrawing the earlier Memorandum dated 28.04.2023 and declining the eligibility of the applicant for switchover to Old Pension Scheme (OPS) from National Pension System (NPS) is illegal, duly declaring that the DoP&PW’s OM dated 03.03.2023 has no application to the case of the applicant; and direct the respondent-railways to treat that the applicant’s appointment in Railways is deemed to be prior to 22.12.2003 against the backlog vacancy of ST and accordingly extend the benefit of coverage under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and grant all consequential benefits to the applicant and pass such other order or orders as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the