Central Administrative Tribunal
Ch Ravikanth vs SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY on 28 September 2026
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
HYDERABAD BENCH
OA/021/488/2026
HYDERABAD, this the 28th day of September, 2026
HON’BLE Mr. UMESH GAJANKUSH, JUDICIAL MEMBER
HON’BLE Ms. SHALINI MISRA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER
Ch. Ravikanth, S/o Satyanarayna,
Aged 31 years R/o 1-218/1, Kazajnagar,
Telangana 504296, Occu: Depot Materials Superintendent (Group-C)
O/O Assistant Matrial Manager, Kazipet Secunderabad Division, South Central Railway, 506003.
... Applicant
(By Advocate: Mr. J. Srinivas)
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1. Union of India, Rep. By General Manager, South Central Railway, Seccunderabad 500025
2. The Principal Chief Personnel Officer, South Central Railway, Secunderabad-500025
3. The Deputy Chief Materials Manager, (G&S), Mettuguda, South Central Railway, Secunderabad 500025
4. Sri E. Madhusudhan Goud,
Depot Material Superintendent,
O/o Principal Chief Maerial Manager,
South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam,
Secunderabad-500025
5. K. UmaChandraMouli,
Depot Material Superintendent,
presently working as Instructor,
Supervisor Training Center/Lallaguda,
Secunderabad 500017
6. A. Tiruvendra Reddy,
Depot Material Superintendent, O/O PCMM/O/SC
Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 500025
7. P. Maheshwarachari, Depot Material Supdt O/O AMM/DLS/MLY, Hyderabad 500040
8. R. Tirupathi Reddy,
Depot Material Superintendent,
O/o AMM/Dsl/GTLDepot Guntakal 515801
… Respondents
(By Advocate: Mrs. M. Swarna, Sr. PC for CG)
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ORAL ORDER
(As per Hon’ble Mr. Umesh Gajankush, Judicial Member)
The present O.A. is filed by the applicant seeking the following relief:
“In light of above facts and grounds, the applicant prays that this Hon'ble Tribunal may be pleased to Call for the records relating assignment of seniority of the applicant and letter addressed to Respondent No 2 i.e., the interim letter issued by Respondent No 3 Dt 27.01.2026, (Annexure A-1), read with their letters dated 28.10.2025 (AnnexureA-2), Dt.14.08.2025 (AnnexureA-3), on the grievance submitted by the applicant, vide letters dated Dt 13.01.2026 (AnnexureA-4), Dt.07.08.2025 (Annexure A-10), Dt 01.08.2025(AnnexureA-9), Dt. 02.01.2025, (Annexure-6), on the issue of correct fixation and re-assignment of seniority as per training School Merit in terms of Para 303(a) of Indian Railway Establishment Manual, (IREM) 1989 edition as amended vide RB lr.No E(NG)I- 89/SR6/32(PNM), dt 19.03.1993 (Annexure A-11). and direct the respondents to dispose the grievance in a time bound manner in the light of the facts and rules detailed in the O.A. or in alternative declare the seniority list published on dates 17.04.2025, (AnnexureA-7) 16.10.2024/03.06.2024 (Annexure A-5), as illegal, irregular, unlawful, unsustainable and is as against the rules and simultaneously declare the inaction of the official respondents in not resolving the grievance of the applicant is as against service jurisprudence and pass an order/orders by directing the official respondents to declare the applicant as senior to Private Respondents and to place the applicant above the Private Respondents and to publish a revised seniority list in place of the impugned seniority lists at Annexure A-5 & A-7 and to extend all the entitled benefits which flow out of such rectification as per rules.”
2. At the outset, learned counsel for the applicant, appearing through VC, fairly submits that during the pendency of the O.A., the official respondents have revised the seniority of the applicant and, therefore, the grievance raised in the present O.A. is redressed. The aforesaid fact has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the respondents. g y g y DN: C=IN, O=Central Administrative Tribunal, OU=Central Administrative Tribunal Hyderabad Bench, PostalCode=500004, L=Hyderabad, S=Telangana, STREET="No. 05-10-193, 1st Floor, HACA Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad", Phone= 12d84631fad4985ed436f8e9bed43bf11c66dc25e028e9218a4d1d0fb79d7fe3, SERIALNUMBER=b9e3d3951b505950304a85c817eadedfffbcf53466121ac580715b2596ee45c4, E=padmavvathi23@gmail.com, CN=PADMAVATHI CHODAVARAPU
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3. Taking into consideration the aforesaid aspect of the matter, the present O.A. is disposed of, as nothing is to be adjudicated now by this Tribunal. Pending MAs, if any, stand disposed of. No order as to costs.
(SHALINI MISRA)
(UMESH GAJANKUSH) ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER
JUDICIAL MEMBER
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