CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH Reserved on : 12.12.2025 Pronounced on: 20.01.2026 OA No. 60/563/2018 HON’BLE SH. RAMESH SINGH THAKUR MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MRS. ANJALI BHAWRA,MEMBER(A)

Neeraj Singh, S/o Sh. Bhupinder Singh, age 33 years, Technician-II (Electrical) (now Technician Grade I (Elect.)), Group C, Employee No.359120, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala, Resident of Baba Deep Singh Nagar, Village Dhuduanwal, opposite RCF Kapurthala.

…Applicant (By Advocate : Sh. Dinesh Kumar VERSUS

1. Union of India through its Secretary Department of Railways, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi

2. General Manager, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala.

3. The Chief Electrical Engineer, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala.

4. Aman Pal Singh, S/o Sh. Kuldeep Singh, Tech. I/EL (now promoted as J.E. (Elect.) (Training), Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala through Chief Personnel Officer, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala.

…………..Respondents (BY ADVOCATE: Sh. Sanjay Goyal, Sr. CGSC for respdts. No. 1 to 3 Sh. Inderjit Kaushal for respdt.

No. 4

O R D E R

Per: SH. RAMESH SINGH THAKUR MEMBER (J):

1. This Original Application has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following relief(s):-

i) to quash/set aside the impugned order No.2015-

E/RCF/KSH/SUP/EL/Prom./REV. Mode/PT1 dated 26.02.2018 (Annexure A/1) to the extent of selection/appointment/promotion of respondent No.4 to the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in Level 6 of Pay Matrix of 7^th CPC (pre revised Pb-2 Rs.9300-34800 + G.P. Rs.4200/-) against 25% Intermediate Apprentice Quota in Electrical Department ii) further direct the respondents to promote the applicant to the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in Level 6 of Pay Matrix of 7^th CPC (pre revised Pb-2 Rs.9300-34800 + G.P. Rs.4200/-) against 25% Intermediate Apprentice Quota in accordance with his merit from the date when the respondent No.4 was promoted with all consequential benefits.

2. The facts are to be discussed first. The applicant was inducted into the service of respondent Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala as a Helper on 24.10.2006 and, on account of satisfactory work and conduct, was promoted as Technician Grade-III on 26.11.2010. Subsequently, respondent RCF issued Notification No. 2009-E/RCF/KXH/Sup/El./Prom./Rev. Mode-II dated 19.09.2017 inviting applications from eligible technicians of the Electrical Department for filling up two posts of Junior Engineer (Electrical) against 25% Intermediate Apprentice Quota in Level-06 of the Pay Matrix under the 7th CPC. The notification provided that the selection would be based on a written examination and service record and both posts were meant for the General Category. Being eligible, the applicant applied for the said post.

3. In continuation of the notification dated 19.09.2017, respondent RCF issued another notification dated 29.11.2017 fixing the written examination on 28.12.2017 at TTC/RCF and clearly mentioning that no supplementary examination would be conducted. Along with the said notification, a list of eligible candidates was issued in which the applicant’s name appeared at Sr. No.

36, whereas the name of respondent No.4 appeared at Sr. No. 13. The applicant appeared in the written examination held on 28.12.2017. The result of the written examination was declared vide letter dated 07.02.2018, wherein only seven candidates out of thirty- four were declared to have qualified. The applicant was placed at Sr. No. 5, while respondent No.4 was placed at Sr. No. 3 in the list of qualified candidates.

4. Thereafter, vide order dated 26.02.2018, respondent RCF placed Sh. Surendra Singh and Sh. Aman Pal Singh, respondent No.4, on the panel for promotion to the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) against the said quota and directed them to undergo training of 52 weeks, thereby excluding the applicant. Aggrieved by the said action, the applicant submitted an application under the RTI Act on 28.02.2018 seeking supply of answer sheets, marks obtaine