WP/6858/2026 of Seekala Chaitanya Vishnu, Vs The Railway Board on 10 March 2026

1. SEEKALA CHAITANYA VISHNU,, S/O SEEKALA NAGESWARA RAO AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O 1-137A ANDALAPALLI VILLAGE, KONDAKARLA POST AND PANCHAYAT, ACHYUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT - 531033

(ERSTWHILE VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT)

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE RAILWAY BOARD, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND CEO, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, RAIL BHAVAN RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHIL 10001

2. RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CONTROL BOARD, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN ROOM NO.457, RAIL BHAWAN, RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 001

3. RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MUMBAI DIVISIONAL OFFICE COMPOUND, MUMBAI CENTRAL, MUMBAI - 400202.

4. RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, D- 79/80, RAIL VIHAR, BDA RENTAL COLONY, CHANDRASEKHARPUR, BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA - 751023

5. RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, METRO RAILWAY A.V. COMPLEX, CHITPUR, OPPOSITE TO R.G. KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, R.G. KAR ROAD,

KOLKATA WEST BENGAL - 700037.

...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not properly managing the system errors while uploading the application on RRB website as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent authorities to correct the system error that is being shown while submitting the petitioner's online application which prevented him to proceed with further application process or alternatively accept the application of Petitioner manually to be sent by email or post IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to the respondent authorities to consider the application of the Petitioner to be submitted manually either by email or post, pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. M L NEELIMA Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. The Court made the following order:-

The writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not properly managing the system errors while uploading the application on RRB website as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent authorities to correct the system error that is being shown while submitting the petitioner's online application which prevented him to proceed with further application process or alternatively accept the application of Petitioner manually to be sent by email or post and to pass…”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents.

3. The matter is pertaining to consideration of the application of the petitioner pursuant to the notification No.9 of 2025 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Railways, Railway Recruitment Boards.

4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents raised an objection regarding the maintainability of the writ petition, as the petitioner have to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal in view of the ratio laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of L. Chandra Kumar vs Union of India1.

1 AIR 1997 SUPREME COURT 1125

5. Considering the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 11.03.2026 BSK

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 6858 OF 2026

Date: 11.03.2026 BSK