COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANR vs ROHTASH KUMAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 17364/2024 and CAV 617/2024, CM APPL. 73918/2024 & 73919/2024 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Ms. Urmila Sharma, Ms. Venni Kakkar and Ms. Deepika Kalra, Advs. versus ROHTASH KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritank Kumar, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 04.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The Respondent joined the Delhi Police as a Constable and superannuated as a Sub-Inspector on 31 March 2022. 2. After superannuation, he addressed a representation to the petitioners on 20 May 2022 in which he submitted that Chandrabhan, one of his juniors, was drawing a higher basic pay than him. He, therefore, sought refixation of his pay so that he was not disadvantageously placed vis-à-vis the aforementioned Chandrabhan. The respondent’s representation was rejected by the Deputy 3. Aggrieved by the aforesaid communications dated 6 July 2022 and 14 July 2022, addressed to him by the DCP, the respondent petitioned the Central Administrative Tribunal3 by way of OA 3371/2022, seeking quashing of the said letters