Mumbai, Mar 8 (Reporter) A district court in neighbouring Thane city has rejected an appeal filed by the Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) of Central Railway, seeking to prevent nine shoeshine workers from working at Thane and Mumbra railway stations, a lawyer said on Saturday. DCM of Railway had filed appeal in absence of any shoeshine societies successfully securing tenders for performing shoe polishing on railway platforms. The court held that since the livelihoods of the shoeshine workers depend on this profession, it would not interfere with the trial court’s order. However, it granted the Railways the option of approaching the trial court for a modification of the order if a new tender is floated and approved. Principal District Judge S B Agarwal, in a six-page order, stated: “No doubt, the arrangement (of allowing nine shoeshine boys to work on the railway platform without any tender) was temporary in nature until the tender was issued and granted. "As per the order of 2007, these nine shoeshine boys were permitted to work. The trial court observed that the tender awarded to Bhima Shoeshine was rejected and that no new tender had been invited by the railways. The situation remains unchanged to this day. "In view of this, a strong prima facie case for continuation is clearly made out since the livelihood of the plaintiffs is involved, and no interference is warranted in the impugned order." However, the court granted the Railways the liberty to approach the trial court for a modification of the order as and when a fresh tender is allotted, regarding continuation of the nine shoeshine boys working without tenders...////...