CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK BENCH OA No. 219 OF 2024 Reserved on :17.11.2025 Pronounced on :18.12.2025 Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. Pramod Kumar Das, Member (A)

1. Shri Pravat Kumar Pradhan, aged about 56 years, Son of Shri Damodar Pradhan, presently working as TM II under SSE (PWay), Talcher, permanent resident of At/PO Kantlo, PS Khandapada, Dist Nayagarh.

……Applicant VERSUS

1. Union of India represented through the General Manager, East Coast Railway, Rail Sadan, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar PIN 751017.

2. Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer, East Coast Railway, Rail Sadan, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Dist Khurda PIN 751017.

3. Sr, Divisional Engineer (Co-ordination), East Coast Railway, Rail Sadan, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Dist Khurda PIN 751017.

4. Senior Section Engineer (P.Way), East Coast Railway, At/PO/PS – Talcher, Dist Angul, PIN

759100.

……Respondents For the applicant : Mr. S K Ojha, counsel For the respondents: Mr. C R Behera, counsel O R D E R Hon’ble Mr.Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, J.M.

The applicant challenging the inaction of the respondents in not considering his case for switching over from NPS to OPS even though he was selecte