RAJENDRA ALEXANDER & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 3rd February, 2025 + W.P.(C) 8932/2023 & CM APPL. Nos. 33857/2023, 47649/2023, 57209-10/2023, 62454-56/2023, 5777/2024, 11268/2024, 19186/2024 RAJENDRA ALEXANDER & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ritesh Khatri and Mr. Rohan Mondal, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shekhar Vyas and Ms. Neha Warrier, Advocates for Respondent No.1. Mr. Jayant K. Sud, Senior Advocate with Mr. Divyanshu Srivastava, Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Ms. Shayal Anand, Mr. Kartik Jasra, Mr. Sai Manik Sud, Mr. Prannit Stefano A. and Mr. Gaurav Mehgwal, Advocates for Respondent No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. This writ petition is preferred on behalf of the Petitioners laying a challenge to Office Order No.41/2020 dated 17.04.2020 and Circular dated 07.09.2020. Direction is sought to restrain Respondent No. 2/National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (‘NHPCL’) from initiating any recovery against the Petitioners in furtherance of the impugned order/ circular and to restore the superannuation medical benefits and renew the medical cards in favour of the Petitioners. 2. Facts to the extent necessary are that Petitioners are retired employees of NHPCL, a Public Sector Undertaking under Respondent No.1. Petitioners Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR W.P.(C) 8932/2023 Page 1 of 52 Signing Date:16.02.2025 22:20:39 joined NHPCL on different dates between 1971 to 1999 as per the details furnished in the writ petition. In the year 1990, the Supreme Court in a pending litigation directed that all employees of NHPCL appointed on or after 01.01.1989 will be governed by such pay scales and allowances as may be deci