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"The petitioner in his representation dated 10.06.1996 has mentioned about the retrospective effect given to promotion to Group-A/IRTS in respect of some officers. In this connection, it is mentioned that in pursuance of the judgments delivered by the High Courts of Delhi, Allahabad, Punjab & Haryana, Lucknow, the seniority of officers holding posts in Group-C (Traffic Apprentices) in the Northern Railway was revised in 1983. Further action for promotion of those officers on the basis of revised seniority list could not be finalized as seniority was again challenged before the Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi. The Hon‟ble Tribunal vide their judgment delivered in June, 1986 upheld the seniority list revised in 1983 and directed that promotions be made on the basis of that revised seniority list. The Hon‟ble Tribunal vide their judgment dated 14.09.1988 directed that on the basis of revised seniority in Group-C, officers are entitled not only for promotion within group-C but also for further promotion to Group-B, Group-A and Junior Administrative Grade and that these promotions have to be given in accordance with Rules i.e. the date when the juniors were given promotion. Accordingly, the seniority list in Group-C in the Northern Railway was revised and promotions to Group-B made on the basis of that revised seniority list, which had resulted in change in the seniority list in Group-B also. Because of the revised seniority position in Group-B, it became necessary to review the proceedings of the DPCs held on 15.6.81, 14.9.82, 3.5.83, 23/24.4.85 & 17/18.7.86 for substantive promotion to Group-A/Junior Scale of IRTS in the Northern Railway. On the basis of the review DPC held on 21.5.91, some of the officers recommended by the original DPCs were excluded from the select lists and some officers had to be included. The newly included officers were promoted to Junior Scale of IRTS w.e.f. the same dates on which the officers, who were recommended by the original DPC were promoted. This does not amount to giving retrospective effect to the promotions but was only a revision of the promotions already made."