tition C Nos
13748 84 of 1984
With Writ Petition c Nos
1580626 of 1984
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India  48 NN Keshwani and RN Keshwani for the Petitioners
OP Sharma Girish Chandra CV Subba Rao and Miss section Relan for the Respondents
The following Order of Court was delivered It is not disputed that the Air conditioned Coach In chargesAttendants are being paid overtime allowances for extra duty hours exceeding 96 hours in two weeks in the Western Railway Central Railway and Eastern Railway
There is no justification for denying overtime allowances on the same basis to the Air conditioned Coach Incharges Attendants in the Northern Railway
We accordingly direct the Union of India and the Railway Administration to pay with effect from July 1 1984 the overtime allowance to the Air conditioned Coach Incharges Attendants working in the Northern Railway on the same basis on which the Air conditioned Coach In charges Attendants in the other three Railways referred to above are paid
All arrears of such allowances upto date shall be paid as early as possible and in any event not later than four months from today
The benefit of this order shall be extended to all such employees including those who have retired and those who have not joined as petitioners herein
The Writ Petitions are allowed
No costs
PSS Petitions allowed


Summary:
The petitioners Air Conditioned Coach Incharges At tendants in Northern Railway contended in their writ peti tions that their counterparts in Western Central and East ern Railways were being paid overtime allowance for extra duty hours exceeding 96 hours in two weeks and sought a direction to the Union of India and Railway Administration to pay them the same allowance
Allowing the writ petition the Court HELD There was no justification for denying over time allowance to the petitioners working in the Northern Railway
The Union of India and the Railway Administration to pay with effect from June 1 1984 overtime allowance to the petitioners on the same basis on which their counter parts in the other three Railways are paid
48B C The benefit of the order to be extended to all such employees including those who have retired and those who have not joined as petitioners
48D All arrears of such allowances up to date to be paid within four months