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3. The respondent no. 1 to 3 filed counter focussing on t he very maintainability of this OA on the ground of limitation so also doctrine of res judicata, inter alia stating that the OA is barred by limitation since the applicant was appointed on 20.04.2009 and the applicant submitted his representation on 12.12.2018 i.e. after lapse of about 9 years from his date of appointment. It is submitted that Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has held in plethora of cases that seniority settled matter cannot be unsettled at distant date. It is submitted that applicant had earlier filed OA No. 1375/2019 before CAT, Bangalore bench seeking to revise the seniority of Station Master issued on 15.12.2015 suppressing the fact that his representation dated 12.12.2018 was disposed of by the respondents by order dated 06.09.2019. It is submitted that CAT, Bangalore Bench dismissed the OA Signed By:C SADISH KUMAR Signing Date:16.04.2026 16:26 O.A. No. 283 OF 2024 by order dated 06.07.2022 on the ground that his representation has been disposed of and since the matter has attained finality the present OA is hit by principle of res judicata. It is submitted that applicant should have challenged the order of CAT Bangalore Bench before Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore Bench. It is submitted that it is a matter of procedure to send attestation form for police verification and antecedents. It is submitted that applicant was a standby candidate and due to ineffective papers of one candidate at Sl. No. 13 Sri Santhil Kumar D the applicant case was considered from standby list. It is submitted that applicant slept over the matter since the date of appointment on 20.04.2009 and continued in the post of Traffic Apprentice for Station Master till his transfer on request to Khurda Road Division on 12.11.2021 i.e. after period of about 15 years has filed this present OA. It is submitted that applicant joined the Khurda Division on recruitment grade from pay level 7 to level 6 therefore the issue of seniority against Station Master cadre losses the significance and even if there is direction by the Signed By:C SADISH KUMAR Signing Date:16.04.2026 16:26 O.A. No. 283 OF 2024 Tribunal to refer the seniority list in Mysore Division of SWR the applicant stands to gain nothing. Therefore they prayed for dismissal of the OA.