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The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Station Master on 01.08.1998 at Bhav Nagar Division (BVP), Western Railway and was transferred to Silli, South Eastern Railway as an Asst. Station Master in the year 2003.

Respondent No.4, on 19.07.2007, had issued notification inviting option for the post of Traffic Apprentice in the scale of 5500-9000/- against 10% quota through LDCE from all Group 'C' Staff of Operating Department (other than Ministerial Staff). Applicant had applied for the post, participated in the LDCE and cleared the examination. Result was published on 09.02.2009 and the Chief D.T.I., Ranchi was directed by respondent No.4 to release applicant for joining as Traffic Apprentice w.e.f. 11.04.2010. Applicant was released to join for the training in the month of April 2010. Meanwhile, applicant got promotion to the post of Station Master.

It is the case of the petitioner that subsequently the posts of Traffic Apprentice and Station Master got merged and applicant, after completion of training, was waiting for appropriate gradation to the next pay fixation but he was not provided the seniority or raise in pay. Respondents issued a seniority list on 04.05.2016 in which his name appeared at serial 56 while other employees who had not qualified in the LDCE were placed above him. Applicant submitted a representation in 2017 relating the issue of his pay and seniority. He submitted another representation in 2021 but respondents have not redressed his grievance.