BHUWAN CHANDRA KANDPAL AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3342/2025 & CM APPL. 15783/2025 BHUWAN CHANDRA KANDPAL AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sahil Chandra, Ms. Ananya Singh, Mr. abhinav Kumar and Mr. Jai Singh Saharan, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhary, SPC with Mr. Gokul Sharma, Mr. Rahul Maurya, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 18.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Both sides submit ad idem that this writ petition may be disposed of in terms of order dated 12 February 2025 passed by a Coordinate Division Bench of this Court in WP (C) 1743/20251, which reads thus: “2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners praying for the following reliefs: “I. Issue a Writ of Certiorari for quashing of the letter dated 22.11.2024 (Anneure-P1) and 06.01.25 (Annexure- P2) issued by the Respondents wherein representations dated 07.01.2024 (Annexure-P11) and 09.12.2024 (Annexure-P12) of the Petitioners have been rejected and have denied the benefit of Nonfunctional Upgradation in 1 Anand Pratap Singh v UOI Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 3342/2025 Page 1 of 3 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:21.03.2025 14:01:37 the grade pay of Rs.5400/- in an arbitrary and unfair manner; and II. Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to grant the benefit of Nonfunctional Upgradation in the Grade Pay Rs.5400 in Pay Band-3 w.e.f the date of them being eligible as granted by this Hon'ble Court vide judgment(s) dated 09.09.2024 in WP.(C) No. 690/2022 (Annexure-P9), 14.10.2024 in WP.(C) N0.886/2020 (Annexure-P10) and Judgment dated 6.09.2010 WP No. 13225/2010 (Annexure-P4) passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras as upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Co