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8.4 Any other relief or reliefs including cost of the proceeding be allowed in favour of the applicant."

2. The brief facts of this case are that the applicant was initially appointed as Traffic Apprentice on 16.08.1978. After completion of three years training, he was posted as section controller on 01.10.1981 at Moradabad (Northern Railway) and thereafter he came on mutual exchange transfer to Eastern Railway/ Dhanbad Division on 20.07.1983. While the applicant was working as section controller, he was granted restructuring w.e.f. 01.01.1984 in scale of Rs.700-900/- as Dy. Chief Controller on proforma basis vide Railway Board's letter No. PC III/80/UPG/19 dated 20.12.1983 by virtue of 4th Pay Commission. The applicant was aggrieved with the fact that the Station Masters, Yard Masters and Traffic Inspectors appointed through Traffic Apprentice as well as by promotion were granted the restructuring benefit w.e.f. 01.08.1982 due to which the Station Masters, Yard Masters and Traffic Inspectors who were junior to such controllers like the applicant became senior. Some affected controllers approached this Tribunal through O.A. 450 of 1990, Shri U.S. Sharma and others vs. Union of India and others, which was decided in their favour and thereafter the Railway Administration filed an SLP against the said order which was also decided against the Railway And thereafter the Railway Board issued a circular on 13.05.1999 vide RBE No. 107 of 1999 in light of CAT Allahabad judgment subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in which one cut off dte has been fixed for all such said staff of Control Cadre and Traffic Cadre i.e. w.e.f. 01.08.1982 and monetary benefit w.e.f. 01.08.1983. Before the circular dated 13.05.1999, the applicant had already been promoted to the post of Chief Controller in the pay scale of Rs.2375-3500 (7450-11500). While the applicant was working as Chief Controller, the respondents had implemented the order of Railway Board as contained in letter dated 13.05.1999 and the Controllers were also given the benefits of seniority and Digitally MADHU signed by KUMARI MADHU O.A./1224/2012 proforma fixation of pay w.e.f. 01.08.1982 and the difference of pay and monetary benefits w.e.f. 01.08.1983 was calculated and paid but the said benefit was not extended to the applicant. The applicant represented before the Sr. D.P.O./ Dhanbad East Central Railway on 23.12.2009. Thereafter, the applicant filed an O.A. No.481/2010 at Patna CAT in which the Tribunal ordered the GM/ E.Rly to pass a reasoned and speaking order within the stipulated time of three months in compliance of which the respondents passed an order dated 24.12.2010 stating that since the applicant was working in Dhanbad Division at the relevant point of time which comes under E.C. Rly, necessary orders for revision of pay fixation as per Board's order have to be issued by GM/ E.C. Rly. for further implementation. The GM/ E. Rly further wrote "As regards revision of seniority in non gazetted cadre, as there has been bifurcation of Zone and as Dhanbad Division has become part of E.C. Rly, at this distant date revision of seniority is not feasible and the applicant is already in gazetted cadre" and that the applicant will be only eligible for re-fixation of pay and arrears as per Board's order and no interest will be payable." The applicant moved a representation dated 11.02.2011 to Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer/ Dhanbad, E.C. Railway under RTI Act, 2005 for compliance of General Manager's order dated 24.12.2010. The applicant retired on 31.07.2011 and he has not been granted the said benefit till date despite moving several representations.