GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI vs ANIL KUMAR & ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 06.08.2025 Judgment delivered on: 21.08.2025 + LPA 1254/2007 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Appellant Through: Ms. Latika Choudhary, Advocate versus ANIL KUMAR & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. M.K. Bhardwaj, Advocate through video conferencing CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGEMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR J. 1. The present appeal, filed under Clauses 10 and 14 of the Letters Patent, challenges the judgment dated 31.05.2007 1 passed in W.P.(C) No. 6029/2002 titled “Sh. Anil Kumar & Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.”. This said judgment was a common one, also deciding W.P.(C) 4051/2002 titled “Deep Chand & Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.”. 2. Against the Impugned Judgment, two separate Letters Patent Appeals were filed, viz., LPA 1253/2007 and LPA 1254/2007, the latter being the present appeal. 3. It is relevant to note at the outset that LPA 1253/2007, filed in respect of W.P.(C) 4051/2002, was disposed of by this Court vide 1 Impugned Judgement Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA LPA 1254/2007 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:22.08.2025 18:27:07 order dated 23.09.2016, which recorded the following:- “LPA No. 1253/2007 Learned counsel for the respondents has stated that the respondents would not rely upon the impugned judgment passed by the single Judge to claim any relief as the respondents were promoted as Junior Engineers in the pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 in June, 1996. In other words, the respondents state that they would forego their claim for the higher pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 from January, 1996 till June, 1996. The statement made by the counsel for the respondents is taken on record. In view of the sta