The litigation originated from a challenge by the appellants before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jabalpur Bench, against the South East Central Railway's (SECR) refusal to appoint candidates from a ... 20% replacement panel, which was dismissed by the CAT, prompting the appellants to appeal to the High Court of Chhattisgarh, where the CAT's ruling was affirmed, ultimately leading to an appeal to the Supreme Court of India under Civil Appeal Nos. 11360–11363 of 2018.