UNION OF INDIA AND ANR vs M SETHU RAMANLINGAM

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 7489/2017 UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Bhardwaj, Mr. Himanshu Kaushik and Mr. Deepak Kaushik, Advs. versus M SETHU RAMANLINGAM .....Respondent Through: Mr. Padma Kumar S. Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 17.02.2025 AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The present writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the Union of India, Ministry of Defence, Joint Secretary E/CAO, Ministry of Defence1 challenging the order dated 20.12.2016 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi2 whereby the Tribunal had quashed the decisions of the Ministry of Defence3 and the Ministry of External Affairs4 denying the respondent, Mr. M. Sethu Ramalingam, the financial benefits accruing from his in-situ promotion to the position of Joint 1 "the petitioner", hereinafter 2 "the Tribunal", hereinafter 3 “MoD” , hereinafter 4 “MEA” , hereinafter W.P.(C) 7489/2017 2. The genesis of this dispute is that the respondent joined the Armed Forces Headquarters Service5 on 02.02.199