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2. The present writ petition has been instituted by the petitioners, assailing the Judgment and Order dated 22.11.2018, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Guwahati Bench in Original Application No. 040/00382/2016.

3. The respondent nos. 1 to 13, who were selected for appointment against the posts of Traffic Apprentices, vide the select dated 03.08.2005, were thereafter, deputed for training at the Zonal Railway Training School, Alipurduar for 24 months in the year 2008. On completion of their respective training course, the respondent nos. 1 to 13 had joined against their working posts on 26.04.2010. The respondent nos. 1 to 13, being aggrieved by the seniority positions assigned to them in the seniority list dated 12.03.2013 and 22.07.2015 in the cadre of SM/ASM/YM/TI-3 in the Pay Band of Rs. (9300-34800)+4200 Grade Pay below that of the respondent nos. 14 to 20, had instituted the above noted Original Application before the learned CAT, Guwahati Bench.

4. The respondent nos. 1 to 13, in the said Original Application had contended that they had joined as Traffic Apprentices in the year 2008 itself; and thereafter, were sent for training. The posts against which the petitioners were so selected and appointed, had arisen in the year 2001, inasmuch as, the process of recruitment involved was so initiated vide the Employment notice No. 01/2001 dated 09.06.2001. During the period the petitioners were under training, the Government had implemented the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission (VI CPC) and the Pay Scale of Rs. 5500-9300, authorized to the posts of Traffic Apprentices, against which the respondents no. 1 to 13 were so appointed was revised to Rs. (9300-34800)+4200 Grade Pay.