THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS & ORS. vs DESH RAJ RANA & ORS.

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$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 03.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 12866/2023 & CM APPL. 50680/2023 THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Gaurav Sharma, SPC with Mr.Siddhartha Nagpal, Mr.Sachin Singh & Ms.Lipika Chawla, Advs. versus DESH RAJ RANA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms.Aanchal Anand, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 28.09.2022 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.1809/2019, titled Desh Raj Rana & Ors. v. The Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development & Ors., whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the said O.A. filed by the respondents herein with the following directions: “6. In the light of this discussion and the facts and circumstances detailed above, the present Original Application is allowed and the respondents are directed to grant the benefit of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed WP(C) 12866/2023 Page 1 of 3 By:SUNIL Signing Date:06.12.2025 16:55:23 ACP as per the entitlement of the applicants within the period of eight weeks of receipt of copy of this order. The applicants shall also be entitled, during this period, to receive the arrears of salary which may accrue to them subsequent to the re-fixation of their pay pursuant to this order. However, they shall not be entitled to claim any interest on such a payment.” 2. While passing the Impugned Order, the learned Tribunal placed reliance on the Order dated 19.05.2011 passed by the learned Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench in O.A.No.24-HP/2010, titled Lekh Ram Verma v. Union of India & Ors., wh