SITARAM BARWAL AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 16003/2025 SITARAM BARWAL AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kartik Kaushal, SPC with Ms. Rupali Sinha, GP, Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer, Insp. Athurv, CRPF and Mr. Ramniwas Yadav CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 16.10.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The issue in controversy is to the entitlement of the petitioners to the grade pay of ₹ 5400 after having served for four years in the grade pay of ₹ 4800. 2. The issue is covered by the various judgments of this Court including, (i) judgment dated 9 September 2024 in WP(C) 690/2022 (Sushil Kumar v Union of India1), which was affirmed by the Supreme Court on merits by order dated 17 April 2025 in SLP(C) 1 2024 SCC OnLine Del 6482 3. Mr. Kartik Kaushal, learned SPC, candidly acknowledges this position but submits that the department is in the process of filing a review petition, even after the SLP against the decision in Sushil Kumar has been dismissed. 4. Nonetheless, given the above position, the petitioners are clearly entitled to the reliefs