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R.SURESH KUMAR, J Since this Intra Court Appeals are directed against the common order passed by the learned Judge in the connected writ petitions on 14.02.2018, all these writ appeals were heard together and are disposed of by this common order.

2. The contesting respondents in these appeals (herein after called as “employees”) were enlisted / appointed as Constables in the Railway Protection Special Force (in short “the RPSF”) in the year 1988. Some of the employees were posted at the V Battalion of the said RPSF in Trichy and some of them were posted at the VII Battalion of RPSF in Hyderabad.

9. As per the standing order 70, in clause 17, the eligibility of RPF personnel seeking inter-zonal transfer are dealt with. Under 17(A) of standing order 70, the RPF personnel would be eligible for inter-zonal transfer after completion of 10 years of service in a particular zone. However, RPSF personnel, i.e., Railway Protection Special Force personnel are concerned, they shall be eligible for transfer to RPF after completion of 20 years in RPSF. 17(A)(a) states that, the total length of service in the RPSF or the zone will be the criteria for considering the applications of personnel for inter-zonal transfer including transfer from RPSF to RPF. Clause (b) makes it clear that, once an individual is transferred from the RPSF to the zonal railway of his choice, he will not be allowed to seek further inter-zonal transfer. Similarly, once an individual is transferred from one zone to another, he will not be allowed to seek further inter-zonal transfer. 17(B)(b) of standing order 70 makes it clear that, such a transferred person should be ready to go on bottom seniority in the same rank.

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.Nos.2192 to 2195 of 2018

10. With the aforestated legal background, since these employees had been working in the RPSF in the respective battalion since 1988, in the year 2008 as they have completed 20 years of service in the RPSF, they become eligible to seek for inter-zonal transfer or transfer from RPSF to RPF. Accordingly, these employees sought for transfer from the respective battalions of RPSF to the RPF south zone.

a) RPF / RPSF personnel wanting transfer must have completed probation in the rank.

b) He should be ready to go on bottom seniority in the same rank.

c) Transfers should be made only to direct recruitment grades."

37. Therefore if at all an employee or a member of the force in RPSF seeks for such inter-zonal transfer, he should have completed 20 years service in RPSF. The total length of service in the RPSF or the zone will be the criteria for considering the application of personnel for inter-zonal transfer. It is further to be noted that, once an individual is transferred from the RPSF to zonal Railway of his choice, he will not be allowed to seek further inter-zonal transfer. The transferee should be ready to go on bottom seniority in the same rank. These are all the conditions that has been imposed in standing order No.70, dated 27.09.2004 issued by the first appellant. If we look at the standing order by placing it in juxtaposition with https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.Nos.2192 to 2195 of 2018 the 1987 rules, the relevant rule is 99.2 which has already been extracted herein above, where the words mentioned are that, the seniority shall be fixed below that of all existing confirmed and officiating enrolled member of the force in the relevant rank of that Railway.