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O.A./1642/2014

(Reserved on 19.01.2026)

Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad

Original Application No.1642 of 2014

Pronounced on this the 04th Day of February, 2026

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash VII, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. Mohan Pyare, Member (A)

Uday Pratap Singh S/o Prem Shanker Singh R/o Village Jasuri Post,

Tahsil and District Chandauli.

………..Applicant

By Advocate: Ms. Rachna Vyas

Versus

1. Union of India, Ministry of Railway (Railway Board) New Delhi.

2. Deputy Director, Railway Board Estt. (N) II Railway Board New

Delhi.

3. General Manager, E.C. Railway, Hazipur, (Bihar).

4. Divisional Railway Manager, Mughal Sarai Division Mughal

Sarai.

5. Deputy Chief Project Manager, DFCCIL Mughal Sarai, Shyama

Kunj Plot No. 122/1 Dafi (Varanasi-Mughal Sarai-by pass) Post

Naipura Police Station Lanka, Varanasi, Pin-221011.

6. Competent Authority/ Upper Ziladhikari (Finance & Revenue)

District Chandauli.

…Respondents

By Advocate: Shri Kaushlesh Pratap Singh

Shri Atul Kumar Shahi

ORDER

By Hon’ble Mr. Mohan Pyare, Member A)

The instant original application has been filed under Section 19 of

the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following

relief:

“In view of the facts and circumstances stated above and

grounds mentioned therein the applicant is entitled for relief

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sought before this Hon’ble Tribunal and this may further be

pleased to direct the respondents to consider the grievance

of the applicant for job within any certain time.”

3. Heard learned counsel appearing for both the parties on the point

of maintainability.

4. Submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the land

belonging to the applicant was acquired under a special rail

project by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India

Ltd. According to Section 20 E Amendment Railway Act 2008 the

Araji No.267 of the applicant situated in Mauja Keshavpur was

acquired by the Railway Department for Railway Project. There is

a provision for giving employment to one competent member of

the family in the Railway Department in lieu of the acquired land

as per the Land Acquisition Act. The Deputy Chief Project

Manager, D.F.C.C.I.L., Mughal Sarai communicated to the

District Magistrate for the appointment in lieu of the land acquired

for project on 09.03.2011. In respect of the land acquisition and

for their compensation the notice was issued through the

competent authority / A.D.M. (Finance) for objection, if any, with

regard to the compensation as well as providing a job in lieu of the

land acquired for the purpose and the petitioner appeared before

the authorities concerned and submitted his objection on

23-08-2011. For providing the job to the land looser the news item

published in the daily news paper dated 01-11-011 stated that the

land looser should be given a job for which the order already has

been issued disclosing the terms and procedure for the same. It is

submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that on the basis of

objection and after hearing both the parties an office order was

issued from the office of competent authority / Upper Ziladhikari

(Finance & Revenue) on 08-11-2011 mentioning therein that

applicant will be given compensation according to present market

value or circuit rate whichever is more according to Railway

Amendment Act 2008 and house compensation rate fixed by

P.W.D. and appointment of one member of the aggrieved family

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according Govt. Order no. E(NG) 11/10 R.C.-5/1 dated

16-07-2010 issued by the Railway of Ministry and Board. The

applicant again filed his objection on 17-02-2012 and 19-09-2012

annexing copy of khasra and khatauni.

5. Learned counsel for the applicant has thus argued that the

applicant's land of Gata No. 267 has been acquired by respondent

authority for the project of Railway Board and in view of the

policy for providing the job which has also been notified, the

applicant is fully entitled for the job as noti