Union of India v. Alexander George
Case brief
What is this about?
Overtime allowance (OTA); AC Technicians; AC Coach Attendants; Southern Railway Trivandrum Division; Modified Roster; Compensatory Rest; duty beyond 96 hours per fortnight; 48 hours per week; Rule 10, Railway Servants (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules 2005; Rule 8(3)(b); rule 8 HOER Rules 2005; Section 132; res integra; CAT Madras Bench OA 1158/2012 order dated 12.04.2013 (Annexure-A1); CAT Ernakulam Bench OAs 951/2017, 988/2018, 942/2018, 22/2019, 23/2019, 130/2019; OP(CAT) 296/2019, 40/2020, 65/2020, 87/2020, 103/2020, 82/2021; High Court of Kerala; dismissal of Railways' challenge; 2025:KER:25151.
What did the court decide?
Since the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench on the identical question (Annexure-A1, OA 1158/2012, dated 12.04.2013) was confirmed by the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court, the issue involved in these OP(CAT)s is no longer res integra.