Telangana High Court had directed the South Central Railway (SCR) authorities to appear before it personally if they fail to pay the overtime allowance to 106 employees by this August 26 as per its orders issued in a writ petition two years ago.
A bench of Justices Shameem Akther and N. Tukaramji passed the order after hearing a contempt of court petition filed by 106 employees of the SCR. Earlier in 2019, the SCR officials filed a writ petition in the High Court challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal upholding the claim of the employees for overtime allowance.
The employees were AC coach mechanics and AC coach attendants. They contended that they begin their work by entering the trains departing for different destinations from Hyderabad/Secunderabad railway stations. They maintained that they would be relieved of the duty only when the train concerned returns to Hyderabad/Secunderabad station.
