CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR Jabalpur, this Wednesday, the 10^th day of December, 2025 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE MRS. MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER Aarti Verma, aged 29 years, D/o Shri Deenanath Verma, Occupation – Unemployed, R/o Village & Post Amkukhi Thana Jaso, Tehsil Nagod, District Satna (MP) Pin 486001.

-Applicant (By Advocate – Shri V.C. Rai)

V e r s u s

1. The Secretary, Ministry of Railway, Railway Board/Railway Line, Raisina Road, New Delhi – 110001.

2. The Union of India through the General Manager, West Central Railway, Personnel Department, Indira Market, Jabalpur, District Jabalpur (MP) –

482001.

3. Deputy Chief Personnel Officer (Recruitment) through Chief Personal Officer, West Central Railway, Jabalpur (MP) 482001.

4. Deputy Chief Engineer (N.II), Western Central Rail, Satna (MP) 486002.

5.The Collector, District Satna (MP) – 486001.

6. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) and Land Acquisition Officer Nagod, District Satna (MP) – 486001.

- Respondents (By Advocate – Shri P.K. Chaurasia) (Date of reserving order : 17.11.2025)

O R D E R By Akhil Kumar Srivastava, Member (J).

The applicant is aggrieved that she has not been offered appointment in lieu of the land acquired by the respondents for their Railway project.

2. The applicant has stated in her Original Application that land of her father bearing Khasara No.117/31 Rakwa 0.019 hectare situated at Nagod, District Satna was acquired by the Railways for construction of their Rail project. On 14.10.2016, the respondent No.2 issued circular for appointment of beneficiaries/dependents of land acquisition. The Land Acquisition Officer, Nagoud, District Satna in Revenue case No.22/A-82/2015-16 dated 17.07.2017 has passed the award and also issued Award Patrak in which the applicant’s father name appears at Sr. No.56. The applicant submitted her application with all the requisite documents on 08.05.2018 for appointment under the Railways. On 21.01.2021, the office of respondent No.2 issued letter to the applicant informing that she has been declared ineligible by the Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction) due to not fulfilling the criteria issued in the notification. The applicant thereafter submitted the requisite document in the office of respondent No.4. However, despite several communication, no action was taken by the respondents. Hence this Original Application.

3. In their reply, the respondents have stated that after notification of RFCTLARR (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Act, 2013, the modalities for implementation of Sr.No.4 of the second schedule of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 were examined by Ministry of Railways and it has been decided vide Para-2(i) of Railway Board letter dated 11.11.2019 issued vide RBE No.193/2019 that earlier policy of offering appointment in Railways to affected land losers issued vide letters dated 16.07.2010, 13.08.2010 and 28.09.2010 is withdrawn and circulars issued in this respect have been superseded. Further, the format of the application attached with the notification dated 14.10.2016 filled by the applicant clearly states that “I understand that there is no guarantee of employment from the Ministry of Railway Government of India on submission of application.” It has also been stated by the respondents that only 0.0119 hectare of the applicant’s land has been acquired, which cannot generate enough income on which the applicant’s entire family was dependent for livelihood. Moreover, the land of the applicant was transferred on 07.12.2015, whereas Section 3(C)(iv) of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 defines that the affected family must have been dependent on the acquired land for three years before issuance of the notification.

4. We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the documents placed on record.

5. The notification dated 14.10.2016 (Annexure A-4) under the garb of which the applica