IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 15899 of 2006 Between: 1 Union of India, Rep by the General Manager, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 2 The Divisional Railway Manager, South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 The Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer, South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 D.P.V.S. Prabhakar Rao, So. D. Ammanna, Godawari Railway Station, South Central Railways, East Godavari District. 2 Abrar Ahamed, S/o. Rafiuddin Ahmed. Nuzvid, South Central Railways, Krishna Districtr 3 Shaik Khadar Basha, s/o. Shaik Mastan, Bittagunta, South Central Railway, Nellore District. 4 N.D. Siva Prasad, Rtd. Dy. Station Superintendent, C/o. Ramabrahmam Naidu, Plot No. 72, IInd Lane, Vidyuth Nagar, A.V.Appa Rao Road, Rajahmundry 5 Shaik Abdul Haq, S/o. Shaik Hassan Ahmed, O/o. Station Superintendent, Chirala, S.C. Railway, Prakasam District. 6 K. Chandra Sekhar, S/o. K. Narayana Rao, O/o. Station Superintendent, S.C. Railway, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 7 R.S. Ramachadra Rao, S/o. Sattaiah, O/o. Station Superintendent, Biccavolu, S.C. Railway, East Godavari District. 8 T. Satyanarayana, S/o. Srinivasulu, O/o. Station Superintendent, Ongole, S.C. Railway, Prakasam District. 9 N. Ramakrishna Rao, S/o. Mahankali Rao, O/o. Station Superintendent, Gudur, S.C. Railway, Nellore District. 10 B. Vijaya Kumar, South Central Railway, Bopatla Railway Station, Prakasam District. 11 A. Prabhakar Rao, South Central Railway, Badampudi Railway Station, West Godavari District. 12 A. Ravi Kumar, South Central Railway, Undi Railway Station, West Godavari District. 13 P. Ananda Rao, South Central Railway, Regupalem Railway Station, Visakhapatnam District. 14 P.L. Narasimha Rao, South Central Railway, Samarlakota Railway Station, East Godavari District. 15 S.S.A. Nagabhushanam, South Central Railway, Karavadi Railway Station, Prakasam District. 16 M. Sailaja, South Central Railway, Bezwada Railway Station, Krishna District. 17 A. Rajendra Babu, South Central Railway, Valturu Railway Station, West Godavari District. 18 A. Pamulu, South Central Railway, Tsunduru Railway Station, Prakasam District. 19 B. Suresh Kumar, South Central Railway, Vijayawada Railway Station, Prakasam District. 20 D.P. Venkateswarlu, South Central Railway, Vijayawada Railway Station, Krishna District. 21 Purnachandra Sahu, South Central Railway, Stuvartpuram Railway Station, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Certiorari by calling for the order dt 6-3-2006 in O.A. No. 1347/2004 on the ﬁle of Hon'ble Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench and declare the same as illegal, arbitrary capricious and unconstitutional and pass such other or further orders as may be deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.S.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MRK.R.K.V. PRASAD The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD} O R D E R:- (per GM,J) The issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment dated 29.7.2008 rendered by the Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos.6919 and 6934 to 6946 of 2005. In view of the ﬁndings recorded by the Supreme Court in the said judgment, this Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order dated 6.3.2006 made in O.A.No.1347 of 2004 is set aside. No costs. ________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J 25th August, 2008 ______________________ C.V. RAMULU, J. bcj