UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs SURESH KUMAR AZAD

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$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 4469/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ....Petitioners Through: Mr.Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC with Mr.Shivam Tiwari, Ms.Urmila Sharma, Ms.Veeni Kakkar & Ms.Deepika Kalra, Advs. versus SURESH KUMAR AZAD .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 20637/2025 & 20639/2025 (Exemptions) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 4469/2025 & CM APPL. 20638/2025 2. This petition has been filed challenging the Order dated 23.08.2024, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘learned Tribunal’) in Original Application (‘O.A.’) No. 147/2018, titled Suresh Kumar vs. Union of India & Ors., allowing the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein, with the following directions: Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 4469/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:16.04.2025 11:28:01 “8. In view of the above peculiar facts and circumstance, we observe that the applicant is entitled to the benefit of para 2 of the Office Order dated 31.10.2008. Accordingly, we allow the present Original Application. The impugned order date 07.11.2017 is quashed and set aside. Competent Authority amongst the respondents are directed to refix the pay and release the arrears of pension admissible as well as other retiral benefits to the applicant within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Order.” 3. As a brief background of the facts, the petitioners, taking into account the difficult working conditions, issued a directive dated 04.09.1995, granting three advance increments as incentives to the officers (up t