GENERAL MANAGER NORTH WEST RAILWAY Vs. CHANDA DEVI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) LEAVE granted. Interpretation of some of the provisions of the Indian Railway Establishment Manual (hereinafter referred to as "the Manual") is in question in these appeals which arise out of judgments of the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench at Jaipur dated 25.4.2005 in DB Civil W.P. No. 5317 of 2004 and dated 25.4.2005 in D.B. Civil WP No. 5316 of 2004 affirming orders dated 12.4.2004 in O.A. No. 536/2003 and order dated 7.4.2003 in O.A. No. 233/2003 respectively.

(2.) THE fact of the matter is as under : Smt. Santosh, Respondent No. 1, in Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 23737 of 2005, is widow of one Ram Niwas who was appointed as a project casual labour on 8.11.1979. The case of regularisation of the similarly situated employees came up for consideration before this Court in Inder Pal Yadav and Others v Union of India and Others 1(1985) 2 SCC 648]. During hearing of the said matter from time to time, the Court inter alia suggested for framing of a scheme of regularisation; pursuant whereto and in furtherance whereof, of were placed before this Court by the Railway Adminis -tration of Union of India from time to time. A Scheme was eventually produced before this Court; clause 5.1 whereof reads thus :

(3.) THE Railway Administration in terms of the said scheme during pendency of the said Writ petition issued an Office Order; the relevant portion whereof reads as under :