UNION OF INDIA & ANR. vs RAJENDAR SINGH

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$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 14.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 15745/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr.Divyansh Singh Dev, Mr.Krishna Chaitanya, Mr.Rajkumar Maurya, Advs. with Mr. Ashish Bhardwaj, CLA versus RAJENDAR SINGH .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPLs. 64428-29/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 15745/2025 CM APPL. 64427/2025 & 64430/2025 2. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 05.03.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 1374/2022, titled Rajendar Singh v. Union of India & Anr., allowing the O.A. filed by the respondent herein with the following direction:- Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 15745/2025 Page 1 of 3 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:17.10.2025 20:28:40 “7. In view of above, the present OA is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay interest at applicable GPF rates on delayed payment of all the retirement benefits including the gratuity from the date they were due till the date they were paid to the applicant, including the amount from DCRG which was withheld by the respondents till date, the same was refunded in May, 2024. This exercise shall be complied with by the respondents within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Order.” 3. The limited grievance of the petitioners is that the learned Tribunal has erred in issuing a direction to pay interest at applicable GPF rates on delayed payment of all the retiral benefits. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits tha