COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH vs UNITED FORUM OF CSIR RETIRED (GRP IV-6) SCIENTISTS AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 17806/2024, CM APPLs. 75818/2024, 75819/2024, 75836/2024 & 75837/2024 COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. V.S.R. Krishna, Adv. versus UNITED FORUM OF CSIR RETIRED (GRP IV-6) SCIENTISTS AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vaibhav Vutts, Ms. Amna Hasan, Ms. Anupriya Shyam and Ms. Aarya Deshmukh, Advs. Mr. Raj Kumar, CGSC for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 28.01.2025 AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The relevant facts that emerge from the pleadings are as follows: The genesis of the issue lies in the special pay granted to Scientist G/Group IV(6) officers of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research1/Petitioner, which was introduced by an order dated 07.12.2001, granting a special pay of Rs. 2,000/- per month (without Dearness Allowance) to eligible officers. This special pay was enhanced to Rs. 4,000/- per month in 2006. 1 “CSIR”, hereinafter 2. The respondents, a group of retired CSIR scientists, contend that this special pay should be included in pension computation, as it was part of their “pay” as per F.R. 9(21)(a) of the Fundamental R