Provision of Trolley Bags to Loco Pilots and Guards in lieu of guard line boxes: Railway Board

Provision of Trolley Bags to Loco Pilots and Guards in lieu of guard line boxes: Railway Board Order dated 19.07.2024

भारतीय सर्वेक्षण व‍िभाग/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
रेलवे बोर्ड /RAILWAY BOARD

No. 2024/TT-IV /12/16

New Delhi, dated 19.07.2024

The General Managers
All Zonal Railways.

Sub: Provision of Trolley Bags to Loco Pilots and Guards.

Ref: (1) EDTT/S/RB’s FOIS Message No. RBEC/2022/08/124 dated 09.09.2022
(2) ED/E&R/RB’s Letter No. 2020/E&R/10(3)/1 dated 21.02.2022

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Kindly refer to the above FOIS message and the letter mentioned above on the said subject. E&R directorate of Railway Board had issued instructions vide letter at (ii) in reference above for provision of trolley bags to Loco Pilots and Guards in lieu of guard line boxes. In this matter, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi disposed off the writ petition No. W.P.(C) 11224/2022 on 28.11.2022 filed by All India Guard’s Council stating that the Interim order dated 08.08.2022 will continue till the O.A No.1077 of 2022 filed by All India Guard’s council is decided by the Hon’ble CAT. Subsequently, Hon’ble CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi dismissed the O.A No.1077 of 2022 along with M.A No. 1155 on 08.02.2024 by refusing to direct the Government to which particular policy is to be followed.

A copy of the Hon’ble CAT’s order dated 08.02.2024 is attached herewith. In view of the above, Zonal Railways are requested to start implementing the policy decision of providing trolley bags to Loco pilots and Guards as outlined in E&R dte. letter No. 2020/E&R/10(3)/1 dated 21.02.2022.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

Pulkit Singhal
Director/Traffic Transportation (G)
Railway Board, New Delhi
Email ID: pulkit.0806[at]gov.in

DA:As Above.