UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs SURESH KUMAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 1239/2025, CM APPL. 6048/2025, CM APPL. 6049/2025, CM APPL. 6050/2025 & CM APPL. 6051/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Suruchi Mittal SPC for UOI versus SURESH KUMAR .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 31.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition assails judgment dated 15 October 2024, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in OA 1730/2016. 2. The respondent was appointed as Lower Division Clerk2 in the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, Pusa3 on 1 December 1980. He was, thereafter, promoted as Upper Division Clerk in 1992 and retired from the said Institute on 31 March 2016. 3. Without issuing any show cause notice to the respondent, the 1 “Tribunal” hereinafter 2 “LDC” hereinafter 3 “Institute” hereinafter 2016. “OFFICE ORDER That as per Para No. 3 of the Internal Audit Report – Provisional received from Senior Accounts Officer, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Government of India, the following employees of the Institute are being paid excess amount by making wrong pay fixation under MA