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13. Not only that, even the issue was considered

14. The objection taken by the respondents that since Ne © which had taken a view contrary to the ratio laid down by Supreme Court judgment was allowed to stand, then the : resultant position would have been that some Traffic ~ Apprentices. who were parties in those cases would have gained an unfair and undeserved advantage over other

- employees who are holding the same post. Such enviable _ position would not only have been per se discriminatory but could have resulted in a situation which is undesirable for a . cadre of large number of employees in a big establishment like that of the Indian Railway. To avoid such a situation the "direction impugned was passed. It was absolutely necessary _ for the sake of maintaining equality and fair-play with the _ other similarly placed employees.