UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs ASHOK K MANCHANDA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19.03.2025 W.P.(C) 3381/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, CGSC with Mr. Abhilekh Tiwari, Adv. versus ASHOK K MANCHANDA .....Respondent Through: Respondent (through VC). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL.15984-85/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 3381/2025 & CM APPL. 15983/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Order dated 3.08.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in Original Application (OA) No. 1427/2017 titled ‘Ashok K. Manchanda v. Union of India & Ors.’, partially allowing the OA filed by the respondent herein and directing the petitioner to take action to step up the pay of the respondent so as to remove the 3. Briefly stated, the respondent had approached the learned Tribunal by contending that he had been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Income Tax vide the Order dated 23.06.2001. On promotion, he was transferred from the post of Addi