Supreme Court of India

Federation of Railway Officers Association and Ors. v. Union of India

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Bench S. Rajendra Babu and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 13 March 2003

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Railways Act, I989-Section 3-Formation of new railway zones­ Recommendation for formation of 4 zones in I984 by Railway Reforms Committee approved by Study Group-Thereafter formation of 3 more zones- Views from different quarters against the formation-Formation of 7 zones challenged as violative of Section 3 as the same was not on the basis of administrative efficiency-Formation of 3 zones not being based on expert study alleged to be malajide-Petition dismissed by High Court-In Special Leave Petition, held: Formation of the zones is valid-Factors considered for formation of zones by Study…

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