CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH, BENGALURU ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/00392/2025 ORDER RESERVED ON: 10.12.2025 DATE OF ORDER: 06.01.2026 CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHRIVASTAVA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MR. SANTOSH MEHRA, MEMBER (A)

1. Sri. Lazarus Lunjala Aged 48 years, S/o Sri. Abraham Lunjala, Technician-III (Fitter), Chief Workshop Manager, SSE/Machine Shop, Personnel Branch, South Western Railway, Hubballi: 580 020 Mobile No. 9980601333, Email: lazaruslanjala9980@gmail.com (under orders of removal from service)

Residing at No: 23, Sagar Colony, Beside Pacific Park, Kusugal Road, Keshwapur Hubballi: 580 023.

2. Sri. Lunjala David, Aged 41 years, S/o Sri. Abraham Lunjala, Technician GR.I, Office of Senior Section Engineer / Laundry Goodshed Road, Working under Sr.DME/ Co-Ord/Carriage & Wagon Gadag Road, Hubballi: 580 020 Mobile No. 9901714911 Email: david9901714911@gmail.com Residing at: 23, Sagar Colony, Beside Pacific Park, Kusugal Road, Keshwapur Hubballi: 580 023.

3. Sri. Shashidhar N. Rathod, Aged 46 years, S/o Sri. N.H. Lamani, Senior Clerk, Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, Hubballi: 580 020 Mobile No.: 9591475299 Email: shashidharrathod7@gmail.com Residing at:

Railway Quarter No.:843/D, Vidyaranya Nagar, Gadag Road, Hubballi: 580 020. … Applicants (By Advocate Shri P.A. Kulkarni)

Vs.

1. General Manager, South Western Railway, Gadag Road, Hubballi: 580 023 for and on behalf of Union of India Phone No.: 0836-2326000, Email: secygmswr@gmail.com

2. Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, Hubballi Division, Personnel Branch, South Western Railway, DRM’s Office Compound, Hubballi: 580 020.

Phone No.: 0836-2346200 Email: srdpo@ubl.railnet.gov.in

3. Chief Workshops Manager Workshops Hubballi, South Western Railway Gadag Road, Hubballi: 580 020 Phone No.: 0836-2345900, Email: cwmubl@swr.railnet.gov.in

4. Deputy Chief Works Manager Workshops Hubballi, South Western Railway Gadag Road, Hubballi: 580 020 Phone No: 0386-2345902, Email: dycwmubls@swr.railnet.gov.in

5. Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Co-Ord), Carriage & Wagon (C&W), Mechanical Branch, South Western Railway, DRM’s Office Compound, Hubballi: 580 020 Phone No: 0836-2345800 Email: srdmep@ubl.railnet.gov.in ...Respondents (By Shri N. Amaresh, Senior Panel Counsel)

O R D E R PER: JUSTICE B.K. SHRIVASTAVA, MEMBER (J)

1. This OA has been filed on 05.08.2025 for the following reliefs stated in para 8 of the OA:-

“a) Quash / set aside the impugned (i) Order No: L/P.227/LL/PROD ‘D’/DAR, dated 16.05.2025, Annexure-A9, passed by Deputy Chief Workshops Manager, CWM’s office, Hubballi Workshops, Hubballi Respondent No.4 as against Applicant No.1.

(ii) Order No: H /M .348 / I /Tech-I / C&W / UBL /DAR/July 2025, dated 25.07.2025, Annexure – A6, passed by Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Co-Ord), Mechanical Branch, SWR, Hubballi, Respondent No.5 herein as against Applicant No.2 and, (iii) Order No: H/P.227/XII/2025/D&AR/SNR/01, dated 28.07.2025, Annexure-A7, passed by Divisional Personnel Officer, Personnel Branch, DRM’s office Hubballi Railway Division, SWR Hubballi, Respondent No.2 herein as against Applicant No.3.

b) Direct the respondents to restore the applicant no.1 to the position held by him as on the date of passing of the impugned order dated 16.05.2025 Ann-A9.

c) Pass any other order or direction that this Hon’ble Tribunal may deem it fit and necessary in the facts and circumstances of the present case and in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. It appears from the record that notices Annexure – A5 dated 28.04.2025, Annexure – A6 dated 25.07.2025 and Annexure – A7 dated 28.07.2025 were issued by the respondents under Rule 14(i) of the “Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1968” to the Applicants No. 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Applicant No.1 filed the reply to the notice (Annexure – A8) and thereafter, the order Annexure – A9 was passed by which the Applicant No.1 was removed from service.

The Applicant No.1 also preferred the departmental appeal Annexure