BALKRISHAN BARNABAS & ANR vs UOI & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 02.07.2025 W.P.(C) 6532/2010 BALKRISHAN BARNABAS & ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Ankur Sood, Ms.Romila Mandal, Mr.Prajual Suman, Advs. versus UOI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr.Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC, Mr.Kushagra Kaushal, Mr.Amit Kr. Rana, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed challenging the Order dated 16.06.2009 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) in OA 710/2008, titled Shri Rajender Singh Ahuja & Ors. v. The Secretary, Ministry of Defence & Ors., dismissing the OA filed by the petitioners herein. 2. The petitioners have also challenged the Order dated 28.04.2010 passed by the learned Tribunal in the Review Application, being RA 109/2010, by which the learned Tribunal has dismissed the Review Application filed by the petitioners. 3. To give a brief background of the facts in which the present 1981. He was promoted to HS Grade-II on 15.10.1984. Thereafter, the HS Grade-I and HS Grade-II posts were merged together, on 30.05.2003 with