IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 36717 of 2007(S) ------------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 18/06/2007 IN OA.788/06,OA.793/06 IN OA.787/2006 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN P.O., CHENNAI-3. 2. THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALGHAT DIVISION, PALGHAT. 3. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALGHAT DIVISION, PALGHAT. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.CHERIAN,SR.SC.,RAILWAYS RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. S.MANI, S/O M.SWAMINATHAN, EX. CASUAL LABOURER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALGHAT DIVISION, RESIDING AT AMBEDKAR COLONY, CHINTHALPADI P.O., PAPPIREDDIPATTI TALUK, DHARMAPURI DISTRICT. 2. R. NAGARAJAN, S/O RAMAN, EX. CASUAL LABOURER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALGHAT DIVISION, RESIDING AT AMBEDKAR COLONY, CHINTHALPADI P.O., PAPPIREDDIPATTI TALUK, DHARMAPURI DISTRICT. 3. K.CHINNARAJ, S/O KARIYAN, EX. CASUAL LABOURER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALGHAT DIVISION, RESIDING AT AMBEDKAR COLONY, CHINTHALPADI P.O., PAPPIREDDIPATTI TALUK, DHARMAPURI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.C.GOVINDASWAMY SMT.D.HEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.Balakrishnan Nair & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. ======================== W.P(C).No.36717 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 21st day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The point raised by the writ petitioners, who are the respondents in O.A.Nos.787 of 2006, 788 of 2006 and 793 of 2006 is covered in their favour by the decision of this Court in W.P.(C) No.21777 of 2007 and other connected cases. The petitioners were casual labourers claiming regular appointment to Group 'D' post under the Railways. Their claim having been rejected by the Railways, they approached the Central Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal allowed the aforementioned O.As., filed by them. The writ petitioners pointed out that they do not have 360 days casual labour service making them eligible for appointment to the Group 'D' post. 5. As mentioned earlier, since the point raised by the petitioners is covered in their favour by the aforementioned WP(C) 36717/07 -: 2 :- judgment of this Court, this writ petition is allowed. The common order of the Central Administrative Tribunal in the above O.As., a copy of which is produced as Ext.P1, is set aside and the O.As. are dismissed. K.Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 21/1