Uttam Kumar v. The Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12896 of 2025 ====================================================== Uttam Kumar Son Of Late Krishnadev Singh, Senior Section Engineer (Design and Drawing) Under Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction), East Central Railway Mugalsarai Now Posted Under The Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction)/1, East Central Railway, Canary Hill Road, Dipugarha, Hazaribagh-825301.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union Of India Through The General Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur, P.O.- Digghi Kalan, P.S. Hajipur, District- Vaishali At Hajipur, Pin Code 844101 (Bihar).

2.

The General Manager (Personnel) Officer, East Central Railway, Hajipur, P.O.- Digghi Kalan, P.S. Hajipur, District - Vaishali At Hajipur, Pin Code844101 (Bihar). 3.

The Principal Chief Engineer, East Central Railway, Hajipur, P.O. - Digghi Kalan, District - Vaishali At Hajipur, Pin Code - 844101 (Bihar). 4.

The Principal Chief Medical Director, East Central Railway, Hajipur, P.O.- Digghi Kalan, District- Vaishali At Hajipur, Pin Code 844101 (Bihar). 5.

The Deputy Chief Personnel Officer (Gazetted), East Central Railway, Hajipur, P.O.- Digghi Kalan, District- Vaishali At Hajipur, Pin Code 844101 (Bihar).

6.

The Chief Administrative Officer (Con/South), East Central Railway, Mahendrughat, Patna-800004 7.

The Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction), East Central Railway, Mugalsarai-232101, Now Dehri-On-Son-821307.

8.

The Chief Medical Superintentendant, East Central Railway Hospital, Mugalsarai (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay)-232101.

9.

Shri Ram Naresh Yadav, Assistant Engineer/Fb/Pd, East Central Railway, Mugalsarai-232101, Now Supernnuated From The Office Of The Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction)/1, East Central Railway, Canary Hill Road, Dipugarha, Hazaribagh-825301).

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. M.P.Dixit, Adv.

Mr. S.K.Chaubey, Adv.

Mr. Milind Raj Dixit, Adv.

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Adv.

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Chaubey For the UOI :

Mrs. Kalpna, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANA VIKRAM SINGH

Patna High Court CWJC No.12896 of 2025(9) dt.13-07-2026 2/3 ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH) 13-07-2026 Though the present writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 30.05.2025, passed by the Ld. Central Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as "the Ld. CAT"), Patna Bench, Patna in OA/050/00785/2019, however at the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in possession of certain documents, which would go to show that the advertisement issued by the Respondents, vide notification dated 26.10.2018, for making selection to the post of Assistant Engineer (Group-B) against 70% quota pertaining to E.C.

Railway is not only for the selection of Assistant Engineer (Group-B), safety category but also pertains to non-safety category posts, hence it is submitted that the petitioner be granted liberty to file a review petition before the Ld. CAT for review of the aforesaid order dated 30.05.2025, passed by the Ld. CAT, Patna Bench, Patna in OA/050/00785/2019, however it is prayed that it be directed that limitation may not come in the way of the petitioner, in case the review petition is filed within a period of three weeks from today.

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Having regard to the limited submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and not opposed by the Ld.

Patna High Court CWJC No.12896 of 2025(9) dt.13-07-2026 3/3 Counsel for the Respondents, we deem it fit and proper to grant liberty to the petitioner to file review petition before the Ld. CAT, Patna Bench, Patna for review of the aforesaid order dated 30.05.2025 and in case such a review petition is filed within a period of three weeks from today, the Ld. CAT, Patna Bench, Patna shall consider the same on merits and pass a reasoned and a speaking order expeditiously.

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Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) ( Rana Vikram Singh, J) Ajay/- U