Constitutional Analysis on Railway Protection Force Amendment Act, 1985 and Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987

Author – I.Paulraj, LL.M, Government Law College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.

BEST CITATION – I.Paulraj, Constitutional Analysis on Railway Protection Force Amendment Act, 1985 and Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 3 (1) OF 2023, PG. 778-789, ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT:

                This study attempt to review the Constitutional validity of Railway Protection Force Amendment Act 1985 and Railway Protection Force Rules 1987. The Railway Protection Force established for the purpose protection Railway Property and recruited by Railway Board. The Railway Protection Force employees come under civil servants and they have Right to form Association or Union. The General Manager of Southern Railway has banned the Southern Railway Protection Force Member Association for the reason states that employees are comes under Armed Force. The research question is whether Railway Protection Force is an Armed Force or Civil Service. The article reveals that the Railway Protection Force employees are civil servants and not an Armed Force with the review of various related judgements delivered by Hon’ble Supreme Court and High Courts and Parliament debates about the Railway Protection Force.Keywords; Constitution of India- Railway Protection Force Act 1957- Railway Protection Force Rules 1987- Railway Establishment Rules- Police Force Restriction Act- Central Administrative Tribunal Act 1985- Armed Force Tribunal Act 2007- Principles of Natural Justice- Civil servant rules.