Court cases relating to demand of Loco Inspectors for reckoning of pay element of 55% at the time of retirement.

No.E(P&A)II-2008/RS-32/Vol.III Dated 22.03.2016

SUB: Court cases relating to demand of Loco Inspectors for reckoning of pay element of 55% at the time of retirement.

Kindly refer to this office letter of even no. dated 17-02-2016 on the above subject whereby it was informed that SLP against the verdict dated 09-10-2015 of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the matter of UOI Vs. Sh.Kishan Lai Sharma has been filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court od India. In this connection, it is stated that the SLP has been converted to Civil Appeal 3110 of 2016. The matter was last heard on 18-03-2016 and upon hearing the Hon’ble Supreme Court had made the following order:-

“ Delay condoned.

Mr.SatyaMitraGarg,Adv. accepts notice on behalf of all the respondents.

Leave granted.

Hearing expedited.

There shall be stay of the operation of the impugned judgement until further orders.”

2. It is advised that if any similar issue is pending before any Court of Law on your Railway, the above position may be brought to their notice. A copy of the said order may be downloaded from the website of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. It is requested to take adequate care to defend and assign similar case, if any, to an SAG level officer for proper monitoring and follow up. The status of such cases may be informed to this office from time to time.

(Salim Md. Ahmed)

Deputy Director.E(P&A)II

Railway Board