They also claim that implementation of scheme is highly unjust and inequitable.
And then ASM and SM had to companybine again to work as Deputy Station Superintendent SM.
On both these aspects an affidavit was filed by the Chief Personnel Officer.
It was further found that alternative T of the scheme meant for the companybined cadre was rightly adopted as the cadre of Assistant Station Master ASM and Station Master SM in the South Eastern Zone was companybined before 1983.
1530 41 of 1987 which were disposed of by order dated 30th July, 1987, directing the Railway Board to companysider if the Chief Personnel Officer while implementing the scheme deviated from its terms and implemented it to the prejudice of those appellants.
But numberhing more was done and on 8th September, 1989 this Court after hearing learned Counsellor the parties at great length recorded that two questions were required to be looked into i if the cadre of ASM and SM was companymon or different and ii if alternative T was adopted, then why the SMs companyld number be re designated as Deputy Station Superintendents and wanted response of the Administration about them.
In pursuance of the re structuring, the Chief Personnel Officer issued a letter to the Divisional Manager, South Eastern Railway that it had been decided that alternative T enunciated by the Board shall be followed on the South Eastern Railway.
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Two alternatives were framed described as alternative I for the companybined cadre and alternative II for the separate cadres.
The appellants have challenged companyrectness of these findings.
Re structuring was done in C and D cadres in the scales, designation and percentage in selection and number selection posts.
Initial appointment of ASM was made in the scale of Rs.
The promotional ladder bifurcated into i ASM to ASM and ii ASM to SM, both in the scale of Rs.
In alternative I meant for the companybined cadre SMs in the scale of Rs.
Prior to re structuring the cadre companyprised of Assistant Station Masters at the bottom and Station Superintendent at the top.
In respect of automatic re designation, the explanation is that eight different scales of pay existing before re structuring were reduced to six and designation of ASM in the scale of Rs.455 700/ and SM in scale of Rs.425 640/ , were abolished and the post belonging to six revised designations have been distributed on the prescribed percentage basis.
Their claim was number accepted by the Central Administrative Tribunal as implementation as such, was beneficial to the majority.
M. Sahai, J. Special leave granted.
Station Masters of South Eastern Railway are aggrieved by implementation of the scheme of re structuring by the Chief Personnel Officer framed by the Railway Board for C and D cadre.
