IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8471 of 2010 3 16.8.2010 VINAY KUMAR S/O SRI NARESH PANDIT R/O MATHURA NATH GHOSH LANE, BEHIND OF BURAHA NATH TEMPLE, P.S.- KOTWALI, JOGRAR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR ..... PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAY NEW DELHI 2. THE SECRETARY (E), MINISTRY OF RAILWAY, NEW DELHI 3. THE CHAIRMAN PERSON, RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD JAMMU-SRINAGAR, RAILWAY COLONY (WEST), JAMMU 4. THE CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER RAIL COACH FACTORY, KAPURTHALA 5. THE GENERAL MANAGER(P) RAIL COACH FACTORY, KAPURTHALA 6. THE CHIEF WORKS MANAGER EASTERN RAILWAY(E), WORKSHOP, JAMALPUR, BIHAR 7. THE GENERAL MANAGER ZONAL OFFICE, EASTERN RAILWAY, FAIRLY PALACE, KOLKATA 8. THE DEPUTY CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER CUM WORKSHOP PERSONNEL OFFICER (W) EASTERN RAILWAY WORKSHOP, JAMALPUR 9. THE CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER, EASTERN RAILWAY WORKSHOP, KOLKATA ....... RESPONDENTS -------- For the Petitioner : Mr Ebrahim Kabir, Advocate For the Railways : Mr Anil Singh, Advocate --------- Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Railways. By the impugned order dated 25.3.2010, the Central Administraitve Tribunal, Patna Bench has dismissed OA No.213 of 2010 preferred by the petitioner on the 2 ground that no cause of action had arisen within the jurisdiction of Patna Bench. On going through the discussions made in the impugned judgment and order and after hearing the parties, we are in agreement with the views of the learned Tribunal that cause of action on account of not extending the life of panel has arisen only in the jurisdiction of the Chandigarh Bench of the Tribunal. It has been made clear by the Tribunal that in absence of a valid panel, the Eastern Railways could not have acted for transfer of the panel to be filled up at Jamalpur Workshop in Bihar. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. It is made clear that notwithstanding the impugned order of the Tribunal and this order, if the petitioner is so advised, he may seek his remedy before an appropriate Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal having jurisdiction in the matter. (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.) sk