CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM BENCH &

O.A No. 180/00535/2020 Wednesday, this the 14th day of January, 2026.

CORAM:

HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE SUNIL THOMAS, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON'BLE Mrs. V.RAMA MATHEW, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER O.A/50/2020

1. M.G. Unnikrishnan, aged 55 years, S/o V.K Gopalakrishna Pattari Reservation Supervisor Gr. II/ Passenger Reservation Office/

Southern Railway/ Trichur Railway Station, Residing at: “Krishnasree”, Sree Kerala Varma College Road, Kanatukara P.O., Trichur – 680 011.

2. Gigi George, aged 44 years, S/o T.K. George, Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk/ Southern Railway/

Trichur Railway Station, Residing at: “Gigi Vihar” 7/317-C, Horizon Villa, Mookannoor Angamaly - 686 535, Ernakulam District.

3. G. Madhu, aged 52 years, S/o Gopinathan Nair, Reservation Supervisor II, Southern Railway/ Trichur R.S.

Permanently residing at: “Haritham” Thrikannamangal, Kottarakkara P.O, Kollam – 691 506.

4. Prasad A., aged 55 years, S/o U. Arvindaksha Menon, Reservation Supervisor III, Southern Railway/ Guruvayur R.S.

Residing at: Oonniparambathu House, Aripalam P.O.

Irrinjalakuda P.O. Trichur – 680 688.

5. Sunil Menon, aged 44 years, S/o C.R.V. Raghavan, Reservation Supervisor II, Southern Railway, Chalakkudy R.S., Residing at: Ponissery House, Pazhookkara, Annaloor P.O.

Trichur – 680 731.

6. Suby Susan Antony, aged 53 years, W/o C.A. Antony, Reservation Supervisor II, Southern Railway/ Angamaly R.S., Residing at: Jeeva “Chaithanyam” Shanti Lane, Pipeline Road, Thaikkattukara P.O., Aluva – 683 106.

7. R. Rajesh, aged 45 years, S/o Ramachandran Namboothiri, Railway Supervisor II, Karunagappalli R.S., Southern Railway, Residing at: “Sreeragam”, Koottikada P.O. Thattamala, Kollam – 691 020.

8. Vijayanand V. Nair, aged 44 years, S/o Venugopal, Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk/ Alappuzha R.S./ Southern Railway, Residing at: “Karthik Villa” Paravoor P.O.

Alappuzha – 688 014.

9. Praveen Prabhakar, aged 32 years, S/o A.K. Prabhakaran Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk/ Southern Railway Alapuzha Railway Station Residing at: “Makeeram”, Padam Road, Elamakkara – 682 026, Ernakulam District.

10. Shammy Sukumar, aged 41 years, S/o Sukumaran Reservation Supervisor Gr. II/ Reservation Office/

Southern Railway/ Ernakulam Junction Railway Station Residing at: Anakuzhikkad House, Nochima, NAD P.O., Aluva – 683 563.

11. E.A. Sebastian, aged 35 years, S/o E.G. Antony Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk/ Southern Railway/

Idappalli Railway Station Residing at: Elavunkal House, Elamakkara P.O., Kochi – 682 026.

12. Manu Thomson T., aged 36 years, S/o T. Thomas, Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk/ Southern Railway/

Trivandrum Central Railway Station Residing at: Peringanisseril House, Malibhagom Chavara South, Kollam – 691 584.

13. Saji M. Thomas, aged 52 years, S/o M.V. Thomas, RS II SR/ Aluva Railway Station, Resident of Muthirakalayil Mizpah, Cheerakada, Temple Road, Aluva P.O, Pin 683 101.

-Applicants [By Advocates : Mr. T.C. Govindaswamy, Ms. Kala T. Gopi & Mr. M. Abdul Salim]

V e r s u s

1. Union of India represented by the General Manager, Southern Railway, Headquarters Office, Park Town P.O., Chennai – 600 003.

2. The Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer, Southern Railway, Trivandrum Division, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 014.

3. The Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 001. Through its Secretary.

4. The Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager, Southern Railway, Trivandrum Division, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 014. -Respondents [By Advocate : Mr. Sreejith N.

1. Udaya Bhaskaran K., aged 51 years, S/o C.T. Shivasankaran, Chief Supervisor/ Enquiry & Reservation, Southern Railway, Shornur Station, Resident of “Prarthana”, Murali Garden, Industrial Estate P.O., Palakkad – 678 731.

2. A. Satheeshchandran, aged 54 years, S/o P.A. Rabindranathan, Reservation Supervisor I, Southern Railway, Shornur Station, Resident of “Thiruvonam”, Manjakkad P.O., Shornur – 679 121.

3. Udayakumar K.P., aged 42 years, S/o Velayudhan K.P., Reservation Supervisor II, Southern Railway, Angadipuram Station, Resident of Koolat