V K MISHRA vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR..

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$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1751/2024 V K MISHRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shree Prakash Sinha, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kumar Prashant, Adv. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER (ORAL) % 04.03.2025 1. The impugned order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in OA 556/2019 dated 2 August 2023 reads thus: “By virtue of the present OA, the applicant seeks the following reliefs: “A. Quash of the decision of respondent No.1 as communicated vide letter dated 05/ 10/2018 (Annexure- A) pursuant to the representation dated 04/09/2018 of the applicant in the light of order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 20/08/2018 in Civil Appeal No. 8362/2018, B. Direct the respondent No.1 to comply with the representation of respondent No.2 and grant equivalent pay scale to Assistant Registrar (Regn.) as being granted/upgraded in the case of similarly situated post i.e. Assistant Registrar (Ayurved), (Unani) and (Administration); the same being in due deference of the order dated 20/08/2018 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court; and/or 1 “Tribunal” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 1751/2024 Page 1 of 4 KUMAR Signing Date:06.03.2025 17:44:06 C. Pass such other or further order/orders as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.” 2. We have heard the learned counsel for the applicant at great length and find that this issue has had a chequered history and got agitated up to the level of the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Civil Appeal No. 8362/2018 arising out of SLP No. 21416/2018. 3. Before quoting the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, it w