UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs RAMESH CHANDRA SHUKLA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 05.08.2025 Pronounced on: 24.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 16274/2024 & CM APPL. 68494/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Jaswinder Singh, Adv. versus RAMESH CHANDRA SHUKLA .....Respondent Through: Mr.Deeptanshu Shukla & Mr.Gaurav Pal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. This petition has been filed challenging the Order dated 29.05.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 1664/2022, titled Ramesh Chandra v. Union of India & Ors., allowing the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein with the following directions: “6.1 We hereby set aside the impugned order rejecting the representation. We hold that he applicant is entitled for grant of notional promotion w.e.f. 01.04.2016. Consequently, appropriate re-fixation order of pay be issued by the respondents. The aforesaid exercise shall be completed by the respondents within a Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 16274/2024 Page 1 of 13 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:24.09.2025 18:32:47 period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 6.2 It is made clear that the applicant shall not be entitled for any arrears w.e.f. 01.04.2016 till 21.07.2016.” Background to the Petition 2. As a brief background of the facts in which the present petition arises, the respondent joined the Geological Survey of India on 18.03.1983 as a Junior Geologist (Group-A Officer). He was promoted to the post of Senior Geologist on 15.09.1999, and further to the post of Director, on 12.03.2011. 3. On 22.01.2016, the Supplementary Departmental Promotion Committee (‘DPC’) for 15 vacanci