SECURITY PRINTING AND MINTING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (SPMCIL) vs SHRI RAVI PRAKASH YADAV

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$~116 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24.04.2025 + LPA 268/2025 SECURITY PRINTING AND MINTING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (SPMCIL) .....Appellant Through: Mr.Kamal Kant Jha, Mr.Avinash Singh & Ms.Juhi Mishra, Advs versus SHRI RAVI PRAKASH YADAV .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 24041-42/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. CM APPL. 24039/2025 2. This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 24 days in filing of the present appeal. 3. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and the delay is condoned. LPA 268/2025 & CM APPL. 24040/2025 4. This appeal has been filed challenging the Judgment dated Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 268/2025 Page 1 of 7 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:01.05.2025 15:45:42 10.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) 5566/2020, titled Ravi Prakash Yadav v. Union of India & Anr., allowing the said writ petition filed by the respondent herein and quashing the Communication dated 05.02.2020 issued by the appellant. The appellant was further directed to proceed in terms of the decision dated 22.07.2014, whereby the respondent herein was granted the benefit of the conversion formula from the Central Dearness Allowance (‘CDA’) to the corresponding Industrial Dearness Allowance (‘IDA’) pay scales. 5. To give a brief description of the facts in which the present appeal arises, the respondent had applied for the post of Officer (Materials) in the appellant organization pursuant to the advertisement issued in March, 2011. The respondent was successful and was issued an Appointment Letter dated 30.03.2012. In the appointment letter, it w